Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, News/North describes them as the Edison twins of Tuk. Travis Anderson and Ryland Anderson, two of our school students, won honourable mention at the National Science Fair held in Calgary. These cousins, both in Grade 7, came out ahead of almost 500 young, amateur scientists with their project. The boys decided on this particular project after coming across a model of Edison's Reproducer in a science book. With some help from their teacher, Sharon Dyck, and materials they managed to scrounge at home, they created a sound system out of matchboxes, a needle and juice cans. Connecting all this and an old record player, they created their own set of crude, homemade speakers.
Mr. Speaker, everyone at Mangilaluk School is very proud of the boys' achievements. Their principal, Steve Moseychuck, says that Travis and Ryland are real role models for the rest of the children, as they have demonstrated how you can obtain great recognition and rewards in return for hard work and determination. Mr. Speaker, no doubt the proudest people of all are the parents of these bright students, David Anderson and Lynn Julian and Francis Anderson and Dolly Felix of Tuktoyaktuk.
Mr. Speaker, thanks to these two young scientists, good news no longer has to rely on the moccasin telegraph to travel fast to Tuktoyaktuk. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of my constituents, I wish to congratulate Travis and Ryland and thank them and their parents and the staff of the Mangilaluk School for such a great effort to bring recognition to the Mangilaluk School at a national level. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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