[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9139]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            HAIL TO CLAIRE E. SANTORO, PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR

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                           HON. WM. LACY CLAY

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 10, 2005

  Mr. CLAY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor an outstanding young 
American, Claire E. Santoro, of University City, Missouri, who was 
recently designated as a Presidential Scholar. This honor distinguishes 
Ms. Santoro as one of our Nation's most accomplished high school 
seniors.
  Presidential scholars are selected for their accomplishments in 
academics and the arts, as well as for their leadership skills, 
community service and civic contributions. Seventeen-year-old Ms. 
Santoro is among 141 presidential scholars who will be honored next 
month in a ceremony in Washington, DC.
  Among her many accomplishments, Ms. Santoro has played varsity field 
hockey and soccer for four years. She is a member of the National Honor 
Society, the mock trial team and is in charge of the dance chorus for 
her school's spring musical.
  This spring Claire will graduate from University City High School, in 
St. Louis County. Next fall she will attend Brown University in 
Providence, Rhode Island, where she intends to study educational policy 
and environmental issues. I have also been informed that her academic 
success has been inspired by a most important teacher, Ms. Roberta L. 
Steward.
  Mr. Speaker, I am very proud to commend Ms. Santoro on her many fine 
achievements. By all accounts, she is a major source of pride to 
herself, her family, her school and the residents of the 1st 
Congressional District. I wish her every continued success in the 
future.

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