[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 25, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E233]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


    RECOGNIZING TALENTED SCIENTISTS AT FORT SETTLEMENT MIDDLE SCHOOL

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                            HON. PETE OLSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 25, 2014

  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the talented young 
scientists at Fort Settlement Middle School in Sugar Land, Texas. 
Students Anish Mago, Siddanth Arora, Nithin Parsan, Dillion Ding and 
their science teacher, Karen Staley, were named first place winners in 
the 2014 Mars Rover Celebration.
  The Mars Rover Celebration is an annual competition that invites 
students interested in science and engineering to participate in the 
design and construction of a Mars Rover model that would carry out a 
specific mission. The Fort Settlement students' mission was to colonize 
Mars. The team's working model ``Amazement'' earned them first place in 
the solar-powered rover division. Having grown up in Clear Lake, near 
the Johnson Space Center, I too was interested in space exploration as 
a young student. At a time when America needs more talent in the 
science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, it's great to 
see this enthusiasm for space exploration in our future scientists and 
leaders.
  On behalf of all of everyone from the Twenty-Second Congressional 
District of Texas, I'm proud to recognize these young scientists. 
Congratulations to the Fort Settlement Middle School team on earning 
this impressive accomplishment. I hope one day to see you all on your 
own mission to Mars. In this case, the sky is not the limit.

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