[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 4 (Thursday, January 7, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H114]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CONGRATULATING BEIGER ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ON WINNING 2015 INDIANA FIRST 
                     LEGO LEAGUE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

  (Mrs. WALORSKI asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. WALORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the team from Beiger 
Elementary School in Mishawaka, Indiana, for winning the 2015 FIRST 
LEGO League State Championship.
  The Beiger Bots is a team of students who was judged in three areas: 
a theme-based project, a robot competition, and an evaluation of core 
values, like teamwork.
  The project portion challenged the group to reduce, reuse, or recycle 
garbage. These students visited a local landfill and discovered that 
Styrofoam cutouts cannot be recycled. They brainstormed new uses for 
them, ultimately deciding to repurpose them as a folding breakfast 
tray.
  After conquering Indiana, the Beiger Bots will now emerge in April at 
the world competition in St. Louis, the FIRST LEGO League World 
Festival.
  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the Beiger Bots on their big win, and I 
wish them all the luck in St. Louis.
  I also want to thank the parents, the coaches, the teachers, the 
principals, and all of the community that supported them for this big 
win.
  Mr. Speaker, I include for the Record the names of these students and 
coaches.


                    Names of Students on Beiger Bots

       Jonas Knorr
       Ana DeVries
       Lilly Wilson
       Illiana Vanlue
       Jacob Stanton
       David Sharp
       Elizabeth Newland-Ball
       Ben Pamachena
       Max Ford
       Briella Buchmann


                    Names of Coaches of Beiger Bots

       Robert Pamachena
       JoAnn Pamachena
       Sarah Knorr
       Maria DeVries

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