Teen Scientist Beats the Odds

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Teen Scientist Beats the Odds

1/23/2012

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33 Comments

Dustin

1/23/2012 12:10:59 am

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Kelsay

1/23/2012 12:14:03 am

Yeah i agree Dustin i wish i could help too. Its horrible to here people that are homeless like that. Were just lucky we have everything we need to keep us having a roof over our heads so thats why our parents tell us to appericate stuff because not everybody gets what they want like this girl right here.

Mrs. Swaim

1/23/2012 12:22:04 am

Kelsay, please fix your capitalization errors in this and post it under Dustin's later comment.

aaryn

1/23/2012 12:16:07 am

me to dustin that is very sad we are all lucky that we have a house and a roof over are heads.

Nick

1/23/2012 12:17:10 am

I agree

Mrs. Swaim

1/23/2012 12:23:47 am

Aaryn, please fix your capitalization errors in this and post it under Dustin's later comment.

Christina

1/23/2012 12:17:45 am

Comment To dustin -I agree with you cause its sad to see people on the street know days

aaryn

1/23/2012 12:12:07 am

Samantha Garvey, 17, was recently announced as a semifinalist in the Intel Science Talent Search, a national competition. But local officials in Suffolk County, New York, had other good news for the aspiring scientist, who was homeless: They had found a home for her and her family. that is really crazy that her thing came that said that she was in rait at x mas time.

Mrs. Swaim

1/23/2012 12:16:42 am

Aaryn, I know that you didn't say all of this. Please repost this comment showing who said what by using quotations on the things you did not say. Also make changes to your capitalization.

Nick

1/23/2012 12:12:16 am

''One teen’s best holiday present came a little late this year. Samantha Garvey, 17, was recently announced as a semifinalist in the Intel Science Talent Search, a national competition. But local officials in Suffolk County, New York, had other good news for the aspiring scientist, who was homeless: They had found a home for her and her family. '' I`m glad she found a place to live.

Cheri

1/23/2012 12:24:34 am

I am glad to because if they didn't they will be frozen like a pop-up. Because it is the winter time. But im glad thay have a better life now!

Christina

1/23/2012 12:12:31 am

Ouestion -What is ''Associated Press.''

Mrs. Swaim

1/23/2012 12:19:20 am

Christina, the Associated Press is a group of companies that work together to write and share news articles.

Cheri

1/23/2012 12:15:11 am

"AT&T will also present Samantha with a $50,000 scholarship ". Wow I think that for being that age to be a really good at science. That all that larning she had to do that money is worth it really woth it.

Nick

1/23/2012 12:16:15 am

Thats alot of money.

Dustin

1/23/2012 12:19:16 am

That would be enough to buy a new house and a new car.

Cheri

1/23/2012 12:25:54 am

That is alot of money.

Dustin

1/23/2012 12:15:49 am

"Samantha’s family has been homeless since January 1." Ifell sorry for them for being homeless I wish I could help.

Connor

1/23/2012 12:19:09 am

I don't think samantha's having trouble anymore dustin didn't she win 100,000 dollars?

Kelsay

1/23/2012 12:25:24 am

Ciarra

1/23/2012 12:16:21 am

''She’d like to become a marine biologist''! I want to become a marine bioligist too.

Madison

1/23/2012 12:17:12 am

Evicted- What does this mean?

Ciarra

1/23/2012 12:20:55 am

It said in the passage''They were evicted from, [or forced to leave].''

Kelsay

1/23/2012 12:17:57 am

Samantha’s family has been homeless since January 1. We are really lucky for everything we have. We always need to appreicate everything we get and say 'please and thank you' because we really need to because some people dont get everything they want like most of we do.Thats why our parent's tell us to appriecate everything.

Hope

1/23/2012 12:21:46 am

"Her mother has been unable to work because of injuries from a car accident. Her father couldn’t afford to pay the family’s bills on just his salary as a taxi driver" Wow that is horrable that they had an accident and when did that happen because that is terrible. I wish there was something that we could do.

Dustin

1/23/2012 12:23:47 am

I agree with you Hope.

Connor&Madison

1/23/2012 12:21:50 am

The science project took two-and-a-half years to complete. Thats a loooong time

Kelsay

1/23/2012 12:23:34 am

Yeah i agree, she is a really good scientist then.

Madison

1/23/2012 12:24:14 am

AT&T will also present Samantha with a $50,000 scholarship on the Ellen show. I wonder if she is happy to be on the Ellen show?

Nick

1/23/2012 12:25:03 am

''Samantha’s family has been homeless since January 1. Her mother has been unable to work because of injuries from a car accident. Her father couldn’t afford to pay the family’s bills on just his salary as a taxi driver. They were evicted from, or forced to leave, their home on New Year’s Eve. The family has been living in a homeless shelter ever since.'' I feel so so sorry for them.

Christina

1/23/2012 12:25:14 am

Ouestion- What does ''evicted'' mean ?

Norma

1/23/2012 12:25:30 am

Comment- At first when i looked at the picture for the artical i thought it was that girls boyfriend but then i saw and read the writing under the picture and it sayed that it was her science teacher and she was incurging the girl. I got to remember to read those before i even look at trhem or it will confuse me.

Hope

1/23/2012 12:25:48 am

"They were evicted from, or forced to leave, their home on New Year’s Eve". This is so so so so sad and I wounder why they did that to them but i guse if they had a good reason.

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