[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2146]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              IN RECOGNITION OF DREXEL HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL

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                          HON. PATRICK MEEHAN

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 24, 2016

  Mr. MEEHAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Drexel Hill 
Middle School on the awards earned by its seventh and eighth grade 
engineering team in the 2016 Future Cities regional contest this week.
  The Future City competition engages students and teaches math, 
science and engineering concepts by challenging them with issues 
engineers and city planners face every day: urban management, planning 
and environmental sustainability issues to name just a few. The theme 
for this year's contest was ``Waste Not, Want Not'' and forced students 
to tackle complex waste management issues.
  Drexel Hill Middle School's team was selected by its peers for the 
People's Choice Award, which is given to the best model city. It was 
also recognized with the Best Residential Zone award for the placement 
of residences in a way that would improve the quality of life for 
families.
  Mr. Speaker, education in science, technology, engineering and math 
(STEM) fields are crucial if our students are to be able to compete in 
the modern global economy. The Future City competition is an innovative 
way for students to learn these skills and their real world 
applications. I congratulate Drexel Hill Middle School's students for 
their awards.

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