[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 81 (Monday, May 23, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E768]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    SABLATURA MIDDLE SCHOOL ADVANCES TO NATIONAL SEAPERCH CHALLENGE

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                            HON. PETE OLSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 23, 2016

  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate two Sablatura 
Middle School teams, Aqua Tronz and Hydro Tech, for advancing to the 
National SeaPerch Challenge at Louisiana State University.
  The U.S. Navy National SeaPerch Challenge is an underwater robotics 
competition. Both Sablatura teams qualified for nationals by finishing 
as two of the top seven overall teams at the regional competition. The 
teams build and operate their own remotely-operated vehicles that 
function underwater and are designed to complete an obstacle course. 
The SeaPerch Challenge competition judges the students' underwater 
vehicles in poster and interview first, and then two underwater 
challenges follow. The first being an obstacle course and the second 
being an orbs challenge where the students move different sized balls 
into submerged containers. The students develop problem-solving, 
teamwork and technical skills through their work. Both teams are 
coached by Marc Smith, and we are very proud of what he and his teams 
of bright young students have accomplished.
  On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congressional District of Texas, 
congratulations again to the two SeaPerch teams, Aqua Tronz and Hydro 
Tech. Keep up the great work.

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