[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 55 (Tuesday, April 12, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E409]
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                 DELANO STUDENTS MAKING A NATIONAL MARK

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                             HON. TOM EMMER

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 12, 2016

  Mr. EMMER of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate 
Gretchen Ness, Naomi Thoelke and Liliana Schroedl, all students from 
Delano, Minnesota who have received national recognition for producing 
a documentary on water pollution.
  These incredible seventh grade students entered their documentary 
into C-SPAN's national StudentCam competition, which is meant to 
highlight issues students hope to see the candidates discuss during the 
Presidential election.
  All of the girls are pet owners and thought of this project because 
they were deeply concerned with how water pollution negatively affects 
animals and the environment. Among the thousands of documentaries that 
were submitted, their documentary was one of fifty chosen for a prize--
true testimony to a job well done.
  I thank Gretchen, Naomi, and Liliana for taking an interest in our 
country and the environment. Our students are the future of this 
nation, and these three young girls make me believe that the future of 
this nation is a bright one.

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