The Long Island teen whose story of academic excellence while her family fell into homelessness was back in the news yesterday—Suffolk County officials presented Samantha Garvey, her parents and two siblings with keys to a new house! The home, which is being rented to low-income families by Suffolk County, has three bedrooms and was offered to the Garveys after Samantha's story was featured on the front page of Newsday. The Brentwood High School senior said, "I was homeless, and I didn't have a house, and because of the kindness of all these strangers, I do—I have a house! I couldn't have gotten here without education—you make the best of it because it's the end to so many things."
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Inspiring Homeless Teen Scholar No Longer Homeless
Inspiring LI Teen Goes To State Of Union, But Doesn't Make Intel Finals
Samantha Garvey, the Long Island teen whose academic success in the face of her family's financial difficulty inspired the country, attended President Obama's State of the Union address last night, at the invitation of Rep. Steve Israel. Israel shared photos of Garvey's trip on his Facebook and Twitter accounts, noting things like, "Samantha Garvey just arrived in DC for State of Union. A bite of pizza @ hotel before mtg with WH Science Advisor."
Watch Inspiring Teen Scholar Meet Ellen, Get $50K Scholarship
Long Island high school student Samantha Garvey continues to capture people's hearts with her story of academic success amid her family's hardships. In a show that airs today Ellen DeGeneres presents Garvey with a $50,000 scholarship for the college of her choice. Watch this video—and, uh, you may get something in your eye:
Homeless Teen Scholar Invited To State Of The Union Address
Awww: Samantha Garvey, the Long Island teen whose story of academic success amid family difficulty inspired many, may be headed to Washington D.C. for the State of the Union Address. Rep. Steve Israel invited Garvey to be his guest; he told Newsday, "The State of the Union attracts the most powerful people on Earth, but I really think Samantha can teach them all a lesson in perseverance."
Homeless Teen Scholar Inspires Outpouring Of Help From Long Island
After Newsday featured a homeless 17-year-old girl—who happened to be named one of the country's 300 Intel Science Talent Search semi-finalists—on its front page yesterday, her perseverance prompted an immediate reaction. Suffolk County officials announced that they had found a three-bedroom home for Samantha Garvey and her family while an anonymous donor stepped up to save the Garvey's dog from being euthanized at a pound. She said, "It is absolutely amazing and incredible."
Inspiring: Homeless LI Student Named Intel Science Semi-Finalist
Newsday has the most aww- and awe-worthy story of the day: A feature on Brentwood High School senior Samantha Garvey who is one of 300 semi-finalists for the annual Intel Science Talent Search. Only Garvey happens to be living in a homeless shelter. She told the paper, "I want better, so that's why I do well in school."
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