[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5867]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING THE DR. HECTOR P. GARCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE BOWL TEAM

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                    HON. FRANCISCO ``QUICO'' CANSECO

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 26, 2012

  Mr. CANSECO. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise today to honor and 
congratulate the Dr. Hector P. Garcia Middle School science bowl team 
from San Antonio, Texas. Led by their coach Shelley Beck, these fine 
young men and women have achieved a spot in the 2012 U.S. Department of 
Energy National Science Bowl competition on April 26-28, 2012 in Chevy 
Chase, Maryland, and at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC.
  Through their perseverance and hard work the team won their regional 
elimination tournament to be selected as one of the 44 middle schools 
to compete at the national finals for prizes and rewards. I am proud to 
congratulate Rachel Moore, Irene Chu, Kathleen Ran, Minji Kim, and 
Sophie He for this outstanding achievement and wish them the best of 
luck in the competition.

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