A year or so after a car accident put both of her parents out of work Samantha Garvey and her family were evicted from their home. Two weeks later her face was on the front page of Newsday and she was appearing on national TV.
Like so many high-achievers, young Samantha channeled the uncertainty of her day-to-day living situation into her work: in her case, scientific research about mussels and predators.
The result? The 18-year-old high school student became a semifinalist in the Intel Science Talent Search,
Although she did not go through to the final round of the competition, Ms. Garvey received both work and scholarship opportunities. Her family found a new home.
And, what did Samantha call the best part of her weeks of fame? To “hopefully inspire the people who heard what I had to say.”
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