More than a thousand CCISD students participated in a letter writing competition to persuade NASA Administrator Charles Bolden to send one of the three remaining shuttle orbiters to Houston Texas once the fleet is retired later this year. Congressman Pete Olson, Bay Area Houston President, Bob Mitchell, CCISD Superintendent Dr. Greg Smith, and Space Center Houston President and CEO Richard E. Allen, Jr. were on hand at the awards ceremony held on April 7.  Winners in each category received a check for $100 from BAHEP and complimentary tickets for one year to Space Center Houston for their entire family. And the winners are...Jeremy Spendley, 2nd grade, Ward Elementary; Ryan Bevolo, 5th grade, North Pointe Elementary; and Deena Kapadia, 12th grade, Clear Springs High School. Photo: CCISD Photo / handout