[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24721]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



      CONGRATULATING VICTORIA CLARK ON HER ACHIEVEMENTS IN SCIENCE

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                          HON. SAXBY CHAMBLISS

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 25, 2000

  Mr. CHAMBLISS. Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate Victoria Clark, a 
Ware County High School freshman, for receiving top honors in the state 
of Georgia in the field of science. She has become a finalist in the 
Discovery Young Scientist Challenge and is competing with 40 students 
nationwide for a college scholarship.
  Miss Clark was recognized as a state winner because of the 
outstanding science project she entered in the state competition. The 
project she has been working on focuses on a way to detect early signs 
of age-related macular degeneration, which is incurable and hereditary. 
This disorder is the leading cause of blindness. Her research has 
explored the prospective of using a color hue test to discover the 
disease early on.
  Miss Clark was an eighth grade student when her project was chosen to 
compete at the state level. She won first place at the Georgia Science 
and Engineering Fair in April. She was chosen for the national 
competition from among 1,600 other middle school students in 23 states 
who entered the competition.
  Victoria Clark is a wonderful student and has been recognized many 
times before for her scholastic aptitude, especially in science. She is 
also a well-rounded young person and a contributing citizen of 
Waycross, Georgia. She is working for the betterment of her community, 
and with this project, she is contributing not only to her own success, 
but to finding a cure which threatens people the world over.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate and honor Victoria Clark. She is 
a bright young person who is helping people by improving the detection 
of this life altering disease. Her research is amazing and has been 
recognized as such by teachers and scientists alike. For one so young, 
too, her accomplishments are exceptional. She serves as an example to 
all of us of what young people can do for others if given the 
opportunity.

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