[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8799]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  CONGRATULATING CREEKVIEW HIGH SCHOOL

 Mr. CHAMBLISS. Mr. President, today I congratulate the 
Creekview High School rocketry team from Canton, GA who outperformed 
hundreds of their peers from across the country on Saturday, May 10, 
2014, to earn 1st place at the 12th annual Team America Rocketry 
Challenge. Champions Amanda Semler, 18; Andrew White, 16; Nick Dimos, 
16; Austin Bralick, 16; and Bailey Robertson, 15, bested more than 700 
other teams representing 48 states, the District of Columbia and the 
U.S. Virgin Islands to earn the national title. These students will now 
go on to represent the United States in London at the Farnborough 
International Airshow.
  Team America Rocketry Challenge, TARC, is the world's largest student 
rocket contest and the aerospace and defense industry's flagship 
program designed to encourage students to pursue study and careers in 
science, technology, engineering and math, STEM. Sponsored by the 
Aerospace Industries Association, the National Association of Rocketry 
and more than 20 industry partners, TARC provides middle and high 
school students the opportunity to design, build and launch model 
rockets in a competition among more than 5,000 students nationwide.
  I cannot express how proud I am of these students whose achievement 
represents tremendous dedication and unwavering commitment. It is 
equally encouraging to see young people with such a strong commitment 
to STEM education and fields of study. I wish these Creekview High 
School students and teachers the best as they go on to represent our 
Nation in London.

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