[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 21, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H1158]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  PERKINS HIGH SCHOOL STEM ACHIEVEMENT

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, last week I visited Perkins High School in 
Sandusky, Ohio. My role: to celebrate excellence in STEM education.
  This year, Kia Preston won the Ninth Congressional District App 
Challenge for a project titled ``Light Teachings.''
  Kia's interactive app helps users understand fundamentals of ray 
tracing, a computer graphics technique that simulates how light 
interacts with objects to create realistic images in video platforms.
  Kia's app will be honored here in our Nation's Capital later this 
year.
  I also paid tribute to the school's robotics club that has partnered 
with NASA. They were the only high school in the United States of 
America selected alongside other higher education institutions like 
MIT.
  Bravo Perkins.
  After 4 school years building a satellite named ``Foras Promineo,'' 
which is Latin for ``outreach,'' it was launched to the International 
Space Station back in September.
  Thanks to computer science teacher Mike Leffler and Robotics Club 
adviser John Stout for lighting the way for these bright, young minds 
who are going to lead America into the future and beyond.
  Mr. Speaker, I am just so proud of them.

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