[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 108 (Wednesday, July 6, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1048]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    MANVEL HIGH SCHOOL TEAM ADVANCES TO NATIONAL SEAPERCH CHALLENGE

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                            HON. PETE OLSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 6, 2016

  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Manvel High 
School Team Nautilus, for placing second in the Poster Board and 
Interview competition at the National SeaPerch Challenge at Louisiana 
State University.
  The U.S. Navy National SeaPerch Challenge is an underwater robotics 
competition. The Manvel High School Team built and operated their own 
remotely-operated vehicles that function underwater and are designed to 
complete an obstacle course. They received the 2nd Place Poster Board 
and Interview in Open Class. In addition, they were also awarded The 
``Against all odds and Overcoming Obstacle Diversity'' Award. 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 this competition. They are sponsored by Larry 
Garrett and Jacob Smith. We are very proud of what these bright young 
students have accomplished.
  On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congressional District of Texas, 
congratulations again to the Manvel High School Team for placing second 
at the National SeaPerch Challenge. Keep up the great work, we look 
forward to seeing what other inventions these bright minds will 
engineer.

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