[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 42 (Thursday, March 13, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E371]
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CONGRATULATING THE MOTHER McAULEY LIBERAL ARTS HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE BOWL 
              TEAM ON THEIR REGIONAL SCIENCE BOWL VICTORY

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                          HON. DANIEL LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 13, 2014

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Mother 
McAuley Liberal Arts High School Science Bowl Team on their Regional 
Science Bowl win on February 22, 2014. This victory advances the school 
to the National Science Bowl Championship held in Washington D.C. I 
appreciate all of the hard work and dedication the team members have 
put in to advance their knowledge of science and would like to 
congratulate them on this tremendous accomplishment.
   The Department of Energy created the National Science Bowl in 1991 
to encourage students to excel in mathematics and science and to pursue 
careers in these fields. More than 225,000 students have participated 
in the National Science Bowl through its 23-year history. It is one of 
the nation's largest science competitions.
   The Regional Science Bowl Competition held at Evanston High School 
brought both middle school and high school science bowl teams together 
to compete by answering questions in a round robin format covering a 
range of science topics including biology, physics, math, astronomy, 
earth science, and computer science. The Mother McAuley team could not 
be beat that day and won a paid trip to Washington D.C. for Nationals, 
where they will compete in a fast-paced question-and-answer format 
solving technical problems and answering questions on a range of 
science topics.
   The winning Mother McAuley Science Bowl team is the only one from 
Illinois to advance to Nationals. This winning team is comprised of 8 
students, Seniors Tiffany Anderson, Siobhan Bennett, Rayn Davis, 
Montana Ford, and Diana Sanchez, and Juniors Sarah Dynia, Juliana 
Magnan, and Jessica Marchetti.
   Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School is a Catholic educational 
community sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy and is committed to 
providing a quality secondary education for young women. The school 
opened in 1956 and is located in the Third Congressional District on 
the Southwest Side of Chicago.
   Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating the 
Mother McAuley Science Bowl Team on their remarkable achievement and I 
wish them the best at Nationals.

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