[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 25, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E538]
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                         HONORING MR. CARL TART

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 25, 2017

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor an 
intuitive and self-motivated young man, Mr. Carl Tart.
  Carl Tart is a 2016 graduate of Yazoo City High School, finishing 
number 3 of 127 in his class, with a 4.03 GPA and an ACT score of 25. 
He chose to continue his education approximately 151 miles north of 
Yazoo City at the University of Mississippi, where he is pursuing a 
bachelor's degree in Secondary Science Education. He plans to return to 
Yazoo City to teach at his alma mater.
  Carl is the recipient of the Ole Miss Academic Excellence 
Scholarship, Mississippi Boy's State Delegate scholarship, the Bledsoe 
Academic Award, the Mississippi Star Student Scholarship and the King's 
Memorial Scholarship for students in the School of Education. He is 
also the recipient of three local scholarships: the Yazoo County 
Conventions and Visitors Bureau Scholarship, the Yazoo Community 
Scholarship and the Community Solutions of Mississippi Scholarship. He 
is also the recipient of the Robert Ben Williams Minority Scholarship 
Endowment, which supports scholarship awarded for academic excellence 
and provides assistance for young Mississippians. Being the first Fund 
to be established by the university's African American alumni, the 
scholarship is named after Yazoo City Native Ben Williams, known as 
``Gentle Ben'', who was the first African American football player at 
Ole Miss.
  Carl has joined various organizations including the Ole Miss Black 
Student Union, Teachers of Tomorrow, and holding the position as Events 
Coordinator for the FASTrack, LLC. He plans to start his own 
organization in the spring that supports no-kill animal shelters and 
pet adoption agencies. He has also worked on the campaigns of the 
reigning Homecoming Queen MK Phillips and Miss Ole Miss Acacia Santos.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Carl Tart 
for his desire for academic excellence.

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