[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 77 (Tuesday, May 19, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E747]
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  RECOGNIZING ELK RIVER HIGH SCHOOL'S MOODY'S MEGA MATH CHALLENGE TEAM

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                             HON. TOM EMMER

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 19, 2015

  Mr. EMMER of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the Elk 
River High School team that participated in the Moody's Mega Math 
Challenge. Joe Evans, Chase Gauthier, Zach Glasgow, Jordan Haack, Peter 
Jones, and Coach Curt Michener took home the third place Cum Laude Team 
Prize.
  The Moody's Mega Math Challenge is a competition that encourages 
participants to use applied mathematics to solve everyday problems. 
This year's challenge problem required the team to create a cost-
benefit analysis of higher education and degree choices.
  1,128 teams with more than 6,000 students entered the competition, 
but Elk River's team was one of only six in the finals, and the only 
one from west of the Mississippi River. I am profoundly impressed by 
these students' hard work and their interest in mathematics. They made 
the 6th District proud.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask this body join me in congratulating Joe, Chase, 
Zach, Jordan, Peter, and Coach Michener on their impressive finish and 
on their academic accomplishments.

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