[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 5270-5271]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       MISSION JR. HIGH SCHOOL TEAM TO THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOWL

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                           HON. HENRY CUELLAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 27, 2016

  Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate a team of 
students from Mission Jr. High School for earning the opportunity to 
compete in the National Science Bowl.
  The National Science Bowl was created by the Department of Energy in 
1991 to encourage students to expand their knowledge within

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the subjects of mathematics and science, and pursue careers in such 
fields. Since its inception, approximately 265,000 students have 
participated; helping the National Science Bowl grow into one of the 
largest science competitions in the nation.
  The competition is comprised of Middle and High School teams of four 
students, one alternate, and a teacher advisor. The teams will compete 
with each other in the topics of biology, chemistry, life science, 
earth science, physics, energy, and math. The competition is a fast-
paced question and answer session and will be held on April 28th, 2016 
through May 2nd, 2016 in Washington, D.C.
  The team from Mission Jr. High School includes: Briana Diaz, Lucas 
Dovalina, Rodrigo Moran, Paul McCoy, and Damian Gonzalez, along with 
their coaches and sponsors Carolina Barrero, Jesus Razo, and David 
Land. They recently won the Regional Science Bowl Championship and were 
one of only forty-seven teams across the nation that qualified for the 
National Science Bowl. This will be the third time in a row that a team 
from Mission Consolidated Independent School District will compete. 
However, they are the first team to represent Mission Jr. High School.
  I applaud these bright students and look forward to seeing what they 
will accomplish in the future. As students begin to consider which 
career path to choose, it is important to provide increased support and 
learning opportunities so students are able to graduate and compete in 
a globally competitive workforce. I believe competitions such as the 
National Science Bowl bring awareness to students about a possible STEM 
(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) career. I am proud to have 
this team of students from Mission Jr. High School represent the 28th 
District of Texas.

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