[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6334]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               CONGRATULATING MANCHESTER WEST HIGH SCHOOL

  (Mr. HODES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HODES. Mr. Speaker, I come to the floor today to congratulate 
Manchester West High School in Manchester, New Hampshire, and Region 14 
Applied Technology Center team from Peterborough, New Hampshire, on 
their victory at the regional FIRST Robotics Competition this past week 
in Manchester. FIRST is an acronym for For Inspiration and Recognition 
of Science and Technology.
  This remarkable program was developed in New Hampshire and has now 
spread to 1,500 high schools nationwide. It encourages young people to 
become actively involved with engineering and technology. FIRST brings 
innovative companies together with kids, teaching and inspiring them to 
pursue careers in advanced science. The brilliant students who 
participate actually build robots and then enter the robots in a series 
of competitions against the creations of other teams.
  I salute the creativity and technological savvy of the winning teams. 
Congratulations to Manchester West and the Region 14 team and to FIRST 
on its aspirational mission. FIRST is helping inspire the next 
generation of technology innovators which our country depends on to 
remain competitive in our global economy.

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