[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 10659]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            IN RECOGNITION OF CIMARRON-MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, it is my privilege to congratulate the High 
Rollers team of Cimarron-Memorial High School in Las Vegas. This team 
recently won a championship victory at the FIRST Robotics Competition 
at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
  The FIRST Robotics Competition, otherwise known as the ``Superbowl of 
Smarts,'' is designed to inspire young people to pursue opportunities 
in science and technology careers. The competition challenges teams of 
high school students and their mentors to construct robots over the 
course of 6 weeks while adhering to competition guidelines and design 
specifications.
  Founded in 1989 through the vision of inventor Dean Kamen, FIRST is a 
not-for-profit whose acronym means ``For Inspiration and Recognition of 
Science and Technology.'' As a result of Mr. Kamen's leadership, FIRST 
has grown into one of the leading robotics competitions in the entire 
country. Students from more than 1,300 high schools and 23 countries 
participated in this year's event.
  The High Rollers team from Cimarron paired with a coalition of two 
high school teams from South Windsor, CT, and Worcester, MA, to win the 
national championship title with a thrilling 59 to 54 victory in the 
final round. In honor of their victory, the students will meet with 
President Bush and attend a congressional reception where they will 
demonstrate their robots and share their achievements with Members of 
Congress.
  The Cimarron team has a long tradition of success that is reflective 
of their hard work, dedication, and creativity as well as Cimarron-
Memorial High School's strong commitment to academic excellence. They 
were among the top participants at the FIRST Las Vegas Regional held in 
March on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and were 
named the Las Vegas regional champions in 2005 and 2006. I know that 
every Member of the Senate joins me in honoring the extraordinary 
accomplishments of Cimarron-Memorial High School and its FIRST Robotics 
National Championship team.

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