[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 81 (Thursday, May 17, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E673]
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            IN HONOR OF CEDAR FALLS HIGH SCHOOL ROCKET CLUB

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                             HON. ROD BLUM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 17, 2018

   Mr. BLUM. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor an accomplished group 
of students from Cedar Falls, Iowa. The Cedar Falls High School Rocket 
Club has a six-member team, consisting of Ryan Ritter, Will Burken, 
Erik Walther, Andre Bryan, Randev Gooneseker, and Duncan Myer.
  As a result of their performance in a 2017 national student rocket 
competition, the Cedar Falls High School team was one of only 15 high 
school teams chosen to participate in a NASA-hosted student launch this 
past April.
  With the guidance of University of Northern Iowa student Ryan 
Holzaphel, mentor Tyler Sorenson, and High School teacher and advisor 
Zeb Nicholson, the team spent many hours preparing to launch their 8-
foot-tall, high-powered fiberglass rocket from NASA's Marshall Space 
Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. In addition to the student rocket 
launch, these students heard from a number of speakers, toured the 
Marshall Space Flight Center, and underwent a series of rocketry 
reviews to ensure their rocket was ready for flight.
  The Cedar Falls High School Rocket Club team consists of intelligent 
and motivated students who deserve recognition for their efforts, 
ingenuity, and interest in science. This group of young men exemplifies 
the incredible talent and innovation that students in Iowa's First 
District have to offer.

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