[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11996]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                       TRIBUTE TO SAMETTA TAYLOR

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                         HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 26, 2001

  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask my colleagues to join 
me in paying tribute to Sametta Alicia Taylor. Ms. Taylor recently 
qualified as a National Finalist in the 2001 Pre-Teen America 
Scholarship and Recognition Program to be held on July 3 in Baton 
Rouge, Louisiana. Sametta is the 12-year-old daughter of Sammie and 
Michelle B. Taylor of Moncks Comer, South Carolina. She will represent 
our state in the speech category as South Carolina's Miss Pre-Teen.
  She participated in the South Carolina Pre-Teen Scholarship and 
Recognition Program held September 2-4, 2000 in Greenville, South 
Carolina. Young ladies, ages seven to twelve, were invited who have 
been recognized publicly for their outstanding personal achievements, 
volunteer services, school involvement, leadership abilities, and 
creative talents. State finalists were judged on similar categories 
including communicative ability, general knowledge, onstage expression, 
and acknowledgment of accomplishments.
  Local participants were selected primarily from public announcements 
of achievements, by teachers, guidance counselors, and recommendations 
from past participants. Over 120 South Carolinians participated in the 
event.
  Sametta received a $1,000 educational bond, $100 educational bond for 
winning the speech competition, and 4 trophies for the highest 
scholastic average of all the participants.
  Sametta has a 10-year-old brother, Sammie Taylor, III. She is the 
granddaughter of Joseph and Emily J. Brown of Moncks Comer, and Sammie 
Taylor, Sr. and Josephine Sanders of Rembert, South Carolina. Her 
godparents are Carl and Altrise Weldon of Bowie, Maryland. Mr. Speaker, 
please join me and my fellow South Carolinians in honoring Sametta 
Taylor for her outstanding achievements.

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