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My Daughter Was On The News!

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lonewolf
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My daughter, her cousin and 2 of their friends were interviewed by a local TV station this morning and then featured several times during the day. They are in a national competition that integrates science and community issues and they are finalists. Their idea is to put lights on the (Mt. Rainier) volcano evacuation signs in the valley near us. If they win, they get $25,000 to put their idea to work. They fly to Disney World next month for the competition (and I found a way to go too!).

I just had to brag about them! All four of them were also starters on our basketball team (I was the coach) that tied for first place this season. They have worked so hard at everything they've done this school year and it's so nice to see them rewarded. It's nice to see 13 and 14 year olds in the news for doing something positive, rather than for shooting someone or stealing a car.

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Liz, you are so right--the good kids do not get enough recognizion. Congrats!!!!!

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COngrats!!!

(though if they do put the lights up, I hope they use light pollution friendly lights and not that glaring crap that is destroying out skies and nocturnal wildlife around the country more and more every day! )

confused Community Regular
confused
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That is so great, you must be so proud, you will have to let us know what happens next month. tell them good luck from all of us.

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tiredofdoctors
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Liz,

Congratulations to your daughter! You must be so proud. You are right -- it is SO refreshing to see good kids recognized on television!!! Tell her "WAY TO GO!!!!!!" :D

Fiddle-Faddle Community Regular
Fiddle-Faddle
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"Way to go!" to all the girls, and "way to go" to all the parents, for raising girls who have found better things to do than hang out at the mall. :)

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jerseyangel
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Oh Liz--that's wonderful!! :D They sound like very well-rounded young women. You have every reason to be proud--and you're right, we don't hear enough about all of the good kids out there.

Congrats to all the girls and their parents!

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Liz ~ congratulations to your dd, her friends and all the parents!! That is COOL!

luvs2eat Collaborator
luvs2eat
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A "bit" proud?? What awesome kids... you have complete and total bragging rights!!!

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