What is the Onizuka Prop Wash Award?
Onizuka Prop Wash Award The Onizuka Prop Wash Award recognizes the student at the United States Air Force Test Pilot School (USAF TPS) who contributed most to class spirit and morale. The honoree from each class is selected by his or her fellow students rather than by school faculty. The award is named in memory of TPS graduate Ellison Onizuka who perished in the explosion of the Space Shuttle "Challenger" in 1986.
Washi Washi (和紙 ) is a style of paper that was first made in Japan. "Washi" is commonly made using fibers from the bark of the gampi tree, the mitsumata shrub ("Edgeworthia chrysantha"), or the paper mulberry ("kōzo"), but also can be made using bamboo, hemp, rice, and wheat. The word "washi" comes from "wa" 'Japanese' and "shi" 'paper', and the term is used to describe paper made by hand in the traditional manner. As a Japanese craft it registered as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage.