[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 68 (Thursday, May 26, 1994)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [Congressional Record: May 26, 1994] From the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] RECOGNIZING TROY TECH HIGH SCHOOL ______ HON. JAY KIM of california in the house of representatives Thursday, May 26, 1994 Mr. KIM. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to take this opportunity to recognize the excellence and accomplishments of an outstanding school, Troy Tech High School. Troy Tech is a magnet school that draws students from a three-county area--Orange, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino Counties--and has demonstrated its commitment in its pursuit of educational excellence by participating in the Science Olympiad every year, and for the last 8 years has been runnerup for the California State title. I am proud to inform you that Troy Tech earned their first trip this year to the Science Olympiad's national competition by placing first in California. Though the competition was tough and highly competitive, with 46 State teams participating--the Troy Tech team drove to a fourth place finish overall. Troy Tech's first ever appearance in the national competition is made even more special since their successful overall finish was a result of exceptional teamwork, maturity, and many outstanding individual efforts. The Troy Tech team consisted of 17 students--15 regular plus 2 alternates--whose experience ranged from sophomore year all the way to senior year, two coaches, and Troy Tech's principal. Additionally, about half the team garnered individual medals for either first, second, or third place. The competition lasted all of Saturday, May 21, 1994 from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and consisted of 25 rigorous events. The students were made aware of the subject areas that they would have to be familiar with, but they were not informed of the specific questions in advance. Programs such as the Science Olympiad offer our students the opportunity to interact with other students who show similar potential, and therefore expand their knowledge of these critical subject areas. I am proud to see that there are institutions like Troy Tech which participate in these activities, and I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Troy Tech and the following participating students: Lindsey Atkinson, Dan Epstein, Melanie Everett, Walid Gardezi, Cory Griffin, Jaideep Iyengar, Margaret Keig, Charity Kruidhof, John Makevich, Joyce Matsumoto, Sid Padmanabha, David Ross, Billy Shih, Jim Southard, Jason Van Norman, Kirsten Zeydel, and Kublai Shive; and faculty, coaches: Kurt Wahl, and Dan Jundanian, and principal Jerry Atkin, for a job well done. ____________________