The themes of the State of the Union will be innovation and global competitiveness.
I can only hope we capitalize on the moment of civility: we're not separated by oceans, but nanoseconds as far as information and trade is concerned.
MiKayla Nelson has proven again that knowledge is power.
MiKayla's the young lady on the left in the photo. A far cry from her humble beginnings indeed (see link below)...
He told her she was invited to the State of the Union address Tuesday by Michelle Obama. "I was essentially speechless," Nelson said.
This is Nelson's second brush with the Obamas in four months.
She first caught the attention of the White House when she and her team from Will James Middle School competed last April at the National Science Bowl.
The super-light mini electric race car she and her teammates created won the top design award at the Science Bowl and got their team interviewed during the competition by the Discovery Channel.
The attention led to an invitation by the U.S. Department of Energy for Nelson to participate in the White House Science Fair in October, where she met Pres. Obama and briefly chatted with him about the car and showed him how it worked.
Link: Billings [Montana] Student to sit with Michelle Obama at State of the Union Address
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