16 th annual awards day ceremony april 25, 2006. you took the challenge! you took the challenge! and...
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16th Annual Awards Day
Ceremony
April 25, 2006
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You Took the You Took the
Challenge!Challenge!
And we are proud of
you!
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Master of Master of
CeremoniesCeremoniesShaun Cooper,
Supercomputing Challenge
Board of Directors , NMSU
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Board of DirectorsBoard of Directors
Bill Blackler, President
Larry Donahue, Vice President
David Kratzer, Secretary
Joe Watts, Treasurer
Shaun Cooper
Celia Einhorn
Betsy Frederick
Marianne Granoff
Irene Lee
Willard Smith
Mike Topliff
Molly Tovar
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Welcome to the Los Welcome to the Los
Alamos National Alamos National
Laboratory fromLaboratory from
Dr. Buck Thompson Dr. Buck Thompson
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Welcome our Special Welcome our Special
GuestsGuests
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Presentation of the Finalist Presentation of the Finalist
TeamsTeams
Gina Fisk, LANL
Betsy Frederick, Consult
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Finalist TeamFinalist TeamTeam 05 - Albuquerque Academy
Wesley Smalls
The Multi-Dimensional Encryption of Data
Sponsoring Teacher: Jim Mims
Project Mentor: Jim Mims
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Finalist TeamFinalist Team
Team 43 - Las Cruces High School
Julia Silva, Alan Hshieh and Daniel Parrott
Can You See the Hot Spots?
Sponsoring Teacher: Greg Marez
Project Mentor: Dr. Puneet Ghei
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Finalist TeamFinalist Team
Team 47 - Las Cruces High
Jonathan Lee Annua, Billy Downs,
Vincent Maestas and Andrei Klypin
Simulation of Planetary Formation by Particle Accretion
Sponsoring Teacher: Gregory Marez
Project Mentor: Gregory Marez
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Finalist TeamFinalist Team
Team 54 – Manzano High School
Kristin Cordwell and Chen Zhao
Finding Inverses in a Finite Project
Mentor: Dr. William Cordwell
Sponsoring Teacher: Stephen Schum
Project Mentor: Stephen Schum
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Finalist TeamFinalist Team
Team 73 - Onate High School
Brittany Atteberry, Mihyun Hong, Jane Kim,
Erica Swenson and Natalie Wells
Hydrogen Vehicles and Their Atmospheric Effect
Sponsoring Teachers: Josefina Dominguez and
Donald Downs
Challenge Mentor: Eleanor Walther
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Finalist TeamFinalist Team
Team 75 - Onate High School
Kyle Fitzpatrick, Brett Beckett,
Meghan Scott, Kevin Christeson
Expanding on the Pythagorean Theorem
Sponsoring Teachers: Donald Downs
and Josefina Dominguez
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Finalist TeamFinalist Team
Team 77 - Rio Rancho High
Christopher Morrison and Nicholas Kutac
Analytical Fire Modeling: Fire in its Environment
Sponsoring Teachers: Debbie Loftin and
Janet Penevolpe
Project Mentor: Nick Bennett
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Finalist TeamFinalist Team
Team 94 - Santa Fe Indian School
Eveli Abeyta
An Herbaceous Vegetation Study
Sponsoring Teachers: Kate Sallah, Sally Phelps
and Matt Pecos
Project Mentors: Irene Lee and Gabe Coysleon
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Finalist TeamFinalist Team
Team 97 - Shiprock High School
Martha Hughes, Polito Walters, Andrew Yazzie
The Invasive Russian Olive
Sponsoring Teachers: Mary Herrmann, Vernetta Noble
Project Mentors: Gary Hathorn and Irene Lee
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Finalist TeamFinalist Team
Team 126 - St. Pius X High School
Matthew Paiz, Ryan Loyd and Mark Wunsch
Dynamic Software Evolution
Sponsoring Teacher: Kerrie Sena
Project Mentor: James Carrie
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Special Thanks to the Special Thanks to the
Division of Computing and Division of Computing and
Computational Science, Computational Science,
Los Alamos National LabLos Alamos National Lab
For scholarships and sponsorship of
the 2006 Challenge Summer
Teacher Institute
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Los Alamos National Los Alamos National
Laboratory Environmental Laboratory Environmental
Modeling AwardModeling Award
Presented by David
Janecky, LANL
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Los Alamos National Los Alamos National
Laboratory Environmental Laboratory Environmental
Modeling AwardModeling Award
Team 94 - Santa Fe Indian School Eveli Abeyta Herbacious
Vegetation Study
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The Society of Technical The Society of Technical
CommunicationCommunication
Best Written Report AwardBest Written Report Award
Presented by Judy Prono
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The Society of Technical The Society of Technical
CommunicationCommunication
Best Written Report AwardBest Written Report Award
Team 77 - Rio Rancho High School
Chris Morrison & Nicholas Kutac
Analytical Fire Modeling:
Fire in its environment
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iniCom NetworksiniCom Networks
Best HTML Final Best HTML Final
ReportReport
Presented by Jon Hill
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iniCom NetworksiniCom Networks
Best HTML Final Best HTML Final
ReportReportTeam 06 - Albuquerque Academy
Karalyn Baca,
Franklin Orndorff-Plunket,
Punit Shah
Preventing Inbreeding
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BX InternetBX Internet
Multimedia AwardMultimedia Award
Presented by Peter Yanke
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BX InternetBX Internet
Multimedia AwardMultimedia Award
Team 105 - Shiprock High School
Lache Yazzie
Dakota Dee
Jeralea Hillgartner
Red Tide
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SC Teacher Appreciation SC Teacher Appreciation
Award Award
Presented to Kate Sallahnominated by Eveli Abeytaof Santa Fe Indian School
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SC Teacher Appreciation SC Teacher Appreciation
Award Award
Presented to Debbie Loftinnominated by Nicholas Kutac
of Rio Rancho High
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SC Teacher Appreciation SC Teacher Appreciation
Award Award
Presented to Neil McBethnominated by Garrett Lewisof Sandia Preparatory School
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SC Teacher Appreciation SC Teacher Appreciation
Award Award
Presented to Hanh Nguyennominated by Omar Solliman
of Socorro High School
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1st Year in the 1st Year in the ChallengeChallenge
Teachers Award Teachers Award David Bailey, Santa Fe School for the Arts
Randy Gaylord and Jim Orth, Artesia High School
Greg Marez, Las Cruces High School
Diane Medford, Los Alamos High School
Hahn Nguyen, Socorro High School
Marie Levy Ryan, Albuquerque High School
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Recognition of Recognition of
JudgesJudges
Mike Trahan, Sandia National Laboratories
Eleanor Walther, Sandia National Laboratories
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Best Use of StarLogo AwardBest Use of StarLogo Award
Presented by
Irene Lee, Santa Fe Institute &
Supercomputing Challenge Board
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Best Use of StarLogo AwardBest Use of StarLogo AwardTeam 97 - Shiprock High School
Martha Hughes
Polito Walters
Andrew Yazzie
The Invasive Russian Olive
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Ben Lujan Leadership Ben Lujan Leadership
AwardAwardShaun Cooper,
Presenter
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Ben Lujan Leadership Ben Lujan Leadership
AwardAward
Recipients: Irene
Lee
Nick
Bennett
Shaun Cooper,
Presenter
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Teachers’ Teachers’
ChoiceChoice
Presented by Catherine Cross Maple,
Public Education Department
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Teachers’ Teachers’
ChoiceChoice
Team 97 - Shiprock High School
Martha Hughes
Polito Walters
Andrew Yazzie
The Invasive Russian Olive
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Students’ Students’
ChoiceChoice
Presented by Heather Lovato, NMITSA
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Students’ Students’
ChoiceChoiceTeam 43 - Las Cruces High
School
Alan Hshieh
Julia Silva
Daniel Parrott
Can You See the Hot Spots?
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Tribune Lighthouse Award Tribune Lighthouse Award Best Professional PresentationBest Professional Presentation
Presented by Phill Casaus, Albuquerque
Tribune
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Tribune Lighthouse Award Tribune Lighthouse Award Best Professional PresentationBest Professional Presentation
Team 43 - Las Cruces High School
Alan Hshieh
Julia Silva
Daniel Parrott
Can You See the Hot Spots?
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Senator Jeff Bingaman's Senator Jeff Bingaman's
Middle School AwardMiddle School Award
Presented by Helen Maestas,
Senator Bingaman's Office
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Senator Jeff Bingaman's Senator Jeff Bingaman's
Middle School AwardMiddle School Award
Team 80 - Rio Rancho Mid-High School
Alex Baker
Gunther Wong
Modeling Air Flow over an Airfoil
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High Performance High Performance
Computing Award Computing Award
Presented by Mike Davis, Cray Incorporated
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High Performance High Performance
Computing Award Computing Award
Team 54 - Manzano High School
Kristin Cordwell
Chen Zhao
Finding Inverses in a Finite Field
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CHECS Research CHECS Research
AwardAward
Presented by Duane Elms,
CHECS
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CHECS Research CHECS Research
AwardAward
Team 70 - Navajo Preparatory School
Raquel Hill
Rochelle Vandever
The Travelling Virus
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CHECS Teamwork CHECS Teamwork
AwardAward
Presented by Duane Elms,
CHECS
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CHECS Teamwork CHECS Teamwork
AwardAward
Team 73 - Onate High School
Brittany Atteberry, Mihyun Hong, Jane Kim,
Erica Swenson, and Natalie Wells
Hydrogen Vehicles and their Atmospheric Effect
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Women in Science and Women in Science and
Engineering Engineering Best Project by a woman or a team of Best Project by a woman or a team of
womenwomen
Presented by Eleanor
Walther,
NMNWSE, Sandia National Labs
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Women in Science and Women in Science and
Engineering Engineering Best Project by a woman or a team of Best Project by a woman or a team of
womenwomenTeam 101 - Shiprock High School
Josephine Begay, Rochelle Begay
Jerrin Nez, Karina Todechine, and
Tierra Todechine
Teacher Vernetta Noble
Unwanted
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Science is Fun AwardScience is Fun Award
Presented by Shaun Cooper,
Supercomputing Challenge
Board of Directors , NMSU
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Science is Fun AwardScience is Fun Award
Team 57 - McCurdy High School
Sarah Armstrong, Joseph Kobe,
Vanessa Trujillo, Juan Antonio Vigil
Computer Modeling of an Asymmetric Capacitor
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Technical Poster Technical Poster
AwardAward
Presented by Shaun Cooper
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Technical Poster Technical Poster
AwardAward
Team 28 - Eldorado / Manzano High School
Stephanie McAllister
Vincent Moore
Statistical Analysis of Parallel Code
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Graphical Poster Graphical Poster
AwardAward
Presented by Shaun Cooper
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Graphical Poster Graphical Poster
AwardAward
Team 06 - Albuquerque Academy
Karalyn Baca,
Franklin Orndorff-Plunket,
Punit Shah
Preventing Inbreeding
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Creativity & Innovation Creativity & Innovation
AwardAward
Presented by Arthur Ratzel and Michael Vahle of
Sandia National Laboratories
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Creativity & Innovation Creativity & Innovation
AwardAward
Team 75 - Onate High School
Kyle Fitzpatrick, Brett Beckett,
Meghan Scott, and Kevin Christeson
Expanding on the Pythagorean Theorem
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have a good round of applause for all
of our sponsors.
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Governor's Governor's AwardAward
Presenter, David Kratzer, LANL, Consult
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Governor's Governor's AwardAward
Presenter, David Kratzer, LANL, Consult
Recipient: Dr. Richard Allen, Sandia,
UNM
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Scholarship Scholarship
WinnersWinners
Presented by Willard Smith,
Tennessee State University and NASA
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Scholarship Scholarship
WinnersWinners
William Downs, Las Cruces
NMSU Engineering, $2500
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Scholarship Scholarship
WinnersWinnersKyle Kitzpatrick, Onate,
Intel Scholarship, $2500
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Scholarship Scholarship
WinnersWinnersMichael Scott, Melrose
ENMU, $2000
Monte Mitzelfelt Memorial Scholarship, $1000
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Scholarship Scholarship
WinnersWinnersNicholas Kutac, Rio Rancho
LANL, $10,000
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Scholarship Scholarship
WinnersWinnersStephanie McAllister, Manzano,
LANL, $10,000
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Scholarship Scholarship
WinnersWinnersMatthew Paiz, St. Pius X High School
LANL, $5000
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Scholarship Scholarship
WinnersWinnersRyan Loyd, St. Pius X High School
LANL, $5000
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Scholarship Scholarship
WinnersWinnersMark Wunsch, St. Pius X High School
LANL, $5000
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Scholarship Scholarship
WinnersWinnersRaquel Hill, Navajo Prep
UNM, $2500
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Scholarship Scholarship
WinnersWinnersRochelle Vander, Navajo Prep
NMSU, $2500
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Scholarship Scholarship
WinnersWinnersJane Kim, Onate
LANL, $5000
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Scholarship Scholarship
WinnersWinnersSamantha Stutz, Los Alamos,
LANL, $10,000 a year for 4 years
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Honorable Honorable
MentionsMentionsPresented by Shaun Cooper
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Honorable Honorable
MentionsMentionsTeam 77 - Rio Rancho High
Christopher Morrison and Nicholas Kutac
Analytical Fire Modeling: Fire in its Environment
Sponsoring Teachers: Debbie Loftin and
Janet Penevolpe
Project Mentor: Nick Bennett
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Honorable Honorable
MentionsMentionsTeam 126 - St. Pius X High School
Ryan Loyd, Matthew Paiz, and Mark Wunsch
Dynamic Software Evolution
Mentor: James Carrie
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Honorable Honorable
MentionsMentions
Team 75 - Onate High School
Kyle Fitzpatrick, Brett Beckett,
Meghan Scott, and Kevin Christeson
Expanding on the Pythagorean Theorem
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Second Place Second Place
WinnersWinners Regis Pecos, Chief of Staff
for the House Speaker, Presenter
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Second Place Second Place
WinnersWinners Team 43 - Las Cruces High School
Julia Silva, Alan Hshieh and Daniel Parrott
Can You See the Hot Spots?
Sponsoring Teacher: Greg Marez
Project Mentor: Dr. Puneet Ghei
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First Place First Place
Winners!Winners! Bill Blackler, President of the
Supercomputing Challenge Board of
Directors, presenter
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First Place First Place
Winners!Winners!Team 54 – Manzano High School
Kristin Cordwell and Chen Zhao
Finding Inverses in a Finite Project
Mentor: Dr. William Cordwell
Sponsoring Teacher: Stephen Schum
Project Mentor: Stephen Schum
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Judges’ Special Recognition Judges’ Special Recognition
AwardsAwardsIntegrating Computation into
Anthropology
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Judges’ Special Recognition Judges’ Special Recognition
AwardsAwardsIntegrating Computation into
Anthropology
Team 92 – Santa Fe Indian School
Daniel Pedro
Scan of the Past
Teacher: Kate Sallah
Project Mentor: Irene Lee
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Judges’ Special Recognition Judges’ Special Recognition
AwardsAwardsThe Extra Mile Award
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Judges’ Special Recognition Judges’ Special Recognition
AwardsAwardsThe Extra Mile Award
Team 59 – Melrose High School
Amanda Russell, Jessica Cano
Toby Turner, Lorenzo Lopez
Fruit Flies
Teachers: Alan Daugherty, Beckie Raulie
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Judges’ Special Service Judges’ Special Service
AwardAward
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Judges’ Special Service Judges’ Special Service
AwardAward
Eleanor WaltherFor her commitment to excellence in
judging.
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04/13/06
First Place Winner’s First Place Winner’s
Project OverviewProject Overview
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David KratzerDavid KratzerClosing RemarksClosing Remarks
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Box Lunches will be served in the kitchen Box Lunches will be served in the kitchen
behind the auditorium after the award behind the auditorium after the award
ceremonyceremonyFresh Roast Chicken Wrap
Provolone, avocado, lettuce & tomato with basil mayo in a tomato-basil
wrap
Ham & Cheese Sandwich
Lettuce, sliced tomato with mayonnaise and mustard on the side
Club Sandwich
Ham, bacon, lettuce, sliced tomato with mayonnaise and mustard on the
side
Veggie Cheese Wrap
Munster cheese, guacamole, sprouts & red bell peppers with basil mayo in
a
tomato-basil wrap