[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 5261-5262]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE LOUDOUN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL STEM CLUB

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                         HON. BARBARA COMSTOCK

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 27, 2016

  Mrs. COMSTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I rise to acknowledge a group of my 
constituents who have proudly represented Loudoun Valley High School--
located in Purcellville, Virginia--in Samsung's Solve For Tomorrow STEM 
Education competition. The team was led by Jose Rodriguez and Erin 
Wissler, and won the competition after being named one of the final 
five national finalists. Members of the team include Gwen Eging, Morgan 
Freiberg, Summer Harvey, Riley Herr, Carter Hunt, Jackson Kennedy, Sean 
Lohr, Blake Messegee, Malcolm Miller, Ethan Rodriguez, Riley Schnee, 
Graeson Smith.
  Samsung's Solve For Tomorrow competition is designed to give schools 
across the country the opportunity to raise students' interest in 
science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects by awarding 
their schools with new technology products. It also encourages some of 
America's brightest high school students to create their own 
applications and further their interest in advancing modern technology. 
I know that the experience of developing new technologies, and engaging 
in friendly competition with their fellow students, serves as a 
valuable learning tool.

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  The winning technology developed by the Loudoun Valley High School 
team was a solar powered safety alert system that allows students and 
their families to contact the police if they are in danger on the 
Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park, which is a 45 mile 
paved trail that runs between Shirlington and Purcellville, Virginia. 
These students value our community's safety and wanted to create a more 
secure route for those who enjoy this park.
  In today's world, it cannot be stressed enough how important science, 
technology, engineering, and math are for the future of our nation. It 
is young STEM leaders, like these constituents, who will continue to 
help the United States compete in the global economy. I strongly 
encourage these students, and the rest of my constituents, to continue 
exploring and developing their talents.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in applauding the 2016 
Solve For Tomorrow champions from Loudoun Valley High School for their 
incredible achievement, and wish them all the best in their future 
endeavors.

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