Homeless Teen Who Is A Semifinalist For Science Prize Will Be At The State Of The Union

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/01/18/406363/homeless-teen-who-is-a-semifinalist-for-science-prize-will-be-at-the-state-of-the-union/

Samantha Garvey, a New York high school senior who has been living in a homeless shelter and recently named a semifinalist in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search competition, will be Rep. Steve Israel’s (D-NY) guest at President Obama’s State of the Union address next Tuesday. Garvey found out she was a seminfinalist after her family had been living in a homeless shelter for several days, and donations have poured in to help the family as news of Garvey’s story spread. She wants to be a marine biologist and has applied to college at Brown and Yale.

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