[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 101 (Thursday, June 12, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2812]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF 4-H STUDENTS FROM FILLMORE COUNTY, 
                                NEBRASKA

  (Mr. SMITH of Nebraska asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
accomplishments of 4-H students from Fillmore County, Nebraska. They 
competed in the American Rocketry Challenge national finals last month.
  Selected from over 1,000 entries from across the Nation, the students 
qualified as national finalists after designing, building, flight 
testing, and launching their rocket under highly specified requirements 
to target an impressive 790 feet and land while keeping the rocket's 
payload intact.
  On May 16, I was delighted to welcome members of the club, which 
calls itself the STEAM Punks, to the Rockets on the Hill event, along 
with Coach Kristina Woods. Team leaders Kelsey Ellison and Ruby Long, 
displayed their model, the product of a 2-month engineering process.
  Through their hard work and technical excellence, these young people 
have made Nebraska's Third District proud. With such dedication, they 
will continue to reach even greater heights.

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