[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5630]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNIZING BELL STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL

  (Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
Bell Street Middle School in Clinton, South Carolina, for the 
outstanding accomplishment of winning their 12th consecutive Science 
Olympiad State Championship.
  You hear a lot about sports teams, but this is a science olympiad 
team. Each year, the South Carolina Science Olympiad competition brings 
together schools from all over the State to compete in science-related 
contests, with the goal of changing the way science is perceived and 
taught.
  Bell Street Middle School has repeatedly excelled in the competition, 
leading the State for over a decade. This year, Bell Street finished 
first in 12 of the 20 individual competitions in the State tournament.
  Last year, the school placed in the top six in the Dynamic Planet 
competition in the Science Olympiad national tournament.
  We are very proud of these students and what they accomplished. I am 
confident they will go on to represent South Carolina well in the 
national competition.
  I want to thank the students, teachers, the parents, and the 
volunteers who have worked tirelessly to make the dream a reality.
  I wish the team great success in the upcoming national competition 
and continued success in the State tournament for years to come.

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