[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1216]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     TRIBUTE TO STUDENTS OF ST. BARNABAS CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN CHICAGO

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                          HON. DANIEL LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 8, 2006

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor: Sarah Bush, Laura 
Carroll, Eileen Cullina, Sara Kochanny, Meaghan McArdle, Alexandra 
Nine, Jessica Perazzolo, and Patrick Vogt, all students of St. Barnabas 
Catholic School in Chicago. These students, competing against students 
from sixteen other schools, placed first in the Chicago Region of the 
National Engineers Week Future City Competition. They will compete at 
the national level in Washington, DC from February 18-22.
  The National Engineers Future City Competition is a competition 
sponsored by Engineers Week, a consortium of major U.S. corporations, 
professional, and technical societies. The consortium is dedicated to 
ensuring a diverse and well-educated engineering work force by 
increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology 
careers, as well as promoting precollege literacy in math and science.
  The competition encourages 7th and 8th grade students to use problem 
solving skills, team-work, research and presentation skills, practical 
math and science applications, and computer skills to present their 
vision of a city of the future. St. Barnabas Catholic School, an 
elementary school stressing hands on learning, has participated in the 
National Engineers Week Future City Competition for the last 7 years. 
Previous St. Barnabas teams have won the Chicago regional competition 3 
times, the national championship in 2001, and finished fifth in 2004. 
The team's current advisors include engineer mentor Timothy Cullina and 
teacher mentor Jeanne Conway.
  As a member of the House Science Committee and one of only 11 Members 
of Congress with an engineering degree, I am especially proud to 
recognize these young engineers. Their interest in and commitment to 
math and science education is admirable and will help our country 
remain a global leader in science and engineering.
  It is my honor to recognize these students and their mentors for 
these outstanding achievements. Additionally, I commend St. Barnabas 
Catholic School for promoting the sound leaning atmosphere necessary to 
foster academic success.

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