001This competition was sponsored by Central Washington and included 333 teams. These four gentlemen [cough] were among the best. Accompanied by Miss Trisha Karns, the students were recognized for completing all eight mission tasks and demonstrating exceptional teamwork. Their high quality work and passion for the contest set them apart from all other participants. As a part of their prize, this group I mean this is so cool. This team received an all expense paid trip to Nassau. The weekl long trip which took place in August included beachfront accommodations in Cocoa Beach and a visit to the Kennedy Space Center during which the students attended conference style programming, met astronauts and witnessed both a night launch of a Vulcan rocket and a day launch of a SpaceX rocket. They also toured the Space force station including hangar sea, Cape
002Canaveral Lighthouse, Launch Complex 26 and the Space Sands History Center. This experience was truly once in a lifetime and I could not be more proud and I know the board could not be more proud of your accomplishments and everything that you did to get there. So on behalf of all of us, we would love to give you a big warm >> [applause] >> small appreciation for each of you. But in 30 seconds or less, we're going to give each of you tell the board and me what the your favorite thing you did while you were there. >> Um, seeing the night launch. >> The night launch. >> Okay. Night launch. That does sound really really cool. Go ahead. >> I'm have to give you that. [laughter] >> Okay. Night launch it was. >> Man, everything
003was so cool. It's like my passion. But yeah, the rocket launches were the best. Especially when we got close the sound. It's like 3D bathing in the sound, I guess. >> So awesome. We got to see so much engineering again. It was awesome. >> Awesome. >> The night launch and probably going on a trip. >> Yeah. Being there with your friends, right? Because how often are you going to be able [cough] to experience with your buddies, right? And then of course you get to share. >> I was so lucky and honored to get to have the chance to travel with these four people. Um we just had the best time and I think for me watching them do all the things was my favorite. Um especially the night launch. We were on the beach, the
004waves were at our feet, it was The sky is getting orange. This guy is screaming because he's so excited. Their faces are glowing with the glow of the rocket. I mean, it was just magical. So, um, we want to thank you. Um, when when we heard of this, I called, well, I I left Dr. Curts a message and he's like, "That wasn't part of the program. [laughter] We don't know if we can allow it." And then somehow there was magical scrambling and >> magical scrambling. >> Dr. Joerger helped the forms happen and Dr. Tamar or Miss Jagger helped the forms happen and Dr. Tamaroo approved. So we did bring a token of appreciation back from NASA for the three of you. So thank you very much. It was fantastic. >> Thank you. Well, we could
005not be more proud of you. And I watched like the live they when they announced that you guys won it. I watched it on YouTube. It was very exciting. So, we are just incredibly proud and you are our first student spotlight of the year and it couldn't be better. So, congratulations. Thank you so much. [applause]