[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 13, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H5105]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    RECOGNIZING THE ILLINOIS MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY, HOST OF THE 
                   INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SCIENCE FAIR

  (Mr. HULTGREN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HULTGREN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Aurora's 
Illinois Math and Science Academy as the first-ever U.S. host of the 
International Student Science Fair.
  This month, 35 STEM schools from 20 countries will focus particularly 
on ``significantly influencing life on our planet through cooperation 
and collaboration.''
  IMSA began with an idea from Fermilab Director Leon Lederman and 
leadership from its first president, Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall. Its 
own mission is to ignite and nurture creative, ethical, scientific 
minds that advance the human condition.
  IMSA knows that careers in STEM are not just about learning math and 
science as isolated individuals. It is about how mastering these 
subjects as a team can solve problems and improve lives, as I have seen 
in the high school students that are part of my own STEM Scholars 
program.
  IMSA has consistently pushed students to work together in a 
community, propelling their graduates to Silicon Valley and beyond. 
This year's science fair is in good hands, and I congratulate IMSA on 
this historic achievement

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