[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 66 (Thursday, April 18, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E477]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            CONGRATULATING OWENSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL STEM TEAM

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                        HON. BLAINE LUETKEMEYER

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 18, 2019

  Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to ask my colleagues to 
join me in congratulating the Owensville High School STEM team for 
winning the 2019 Samsung ``Solve for Tomorrow'' technology contest.
  The Solve for Tomorrow contest, which this year was held aboard the 
USS Intrepid aircraft carrier in New York City, invites students from 
across the nation to engineer technical solutions for today's common 
problems. Owensville students Paige Tayloe, Jonah Hoffman, and Trey 
Fisher put their minds together to focus on school safety. Under the 
supervision of engineers from LMI Aerospace in Washington, Missouri the 
team developed a door latch that will keep classroom doors closed in 
the event of a security threat even when the door lock is broken. The 
Gasconade County School District has already committed to using the new 
latches.
  For winning the contest Samsung is awarding the school district 
$100,000 in technology and classroom supplies, which will be an 
incredible resource for our students. More importantly, with their 
invention Paige, Jonah, and Trey have made their fellow students much 
safer and given parents added peace of mind. As their representative in 
Congress I am very proud of their success, but as a father and 
grandfather I am even more grateful for their dedication and ingenuity.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in recognizing Paige Tayloe, Jonah 
Hoffman, Trey Fisher, and Owensville High School for a job well done!

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