[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 5011-5012]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING MEMORABLE FACTOR'S OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

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                             HON. TIM SCOTT

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 1, 2011

  Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize and 
honor Memorable ``Mem'' Factor of Charleston, SC and to congratulate 
him for winning first place in the first grade division at the State 
MathFest competition and for being named a National Champion of Le 
Grand Concours 2010 French Competition.
  Whereas, the members of the U.S. House of Representatives are pleased 
to learn that Memorable ``Mem'' Factor took first place honors at the 
State MathFest competition and was named a national champion of Le 
Grand Concours 2010 national French competition; and
  Whereas, six-year-old Mem Factor's two favorite activities are math 
and basketball, and he thinks ``being good at math is really cool''; 
and
  Whereas, he had very big shoes to fill at MathFest because last 
year's first grade winner was his sister Cailley Factor, and for the 
first time in the six years of the competition's history, siblings 
became State winners in the same year when his sister took top honors 
this year for the second grade; and
  Whereas, his sister also won a national first place in the 1A 
category of Le Grand Concours in 2008, and ``Mem'' followed her once 
again in the 1A category for children in the first through third grades 
by winning it this year; and
  Whereas, also fluent in Mandarin and Spanish, he earned the highest 
score in the United States in his category and says he loves everything 
French, especially the food; and
  Whereas, the national French exam, consisting of oral and written 
portions, is given by the American Association of Teachers of French to 
over one hundred thousand French students in all fifty States and 
abroad; and
  Whereas, this year's South Carolina MathFest was held in Columbia, 
and four thousand math students from around the State competed in the 
State's competition of the national math contest; and
  Whereas, a group of elementary educators created MathFest in 2001 to 
provide an extended math initiative that would motivate students, 
parents, and teachers to raise the standards and expectations in math; 
and
  Whereas, the founder of MathFest, Dr. Ron Boykins, hopes to generate 
enthusiasm for

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math in the elementary years in order to provide students with 
necessary skills to compete in middle and high school; and
  Whereas, the members of the U.S. House of Representatives are pleased 
that talent and hard work have brought this success to Mem Factor, and 
they are grateful for the pride and recognition he has brought to his 
home school and to his community. Now, therefore, the members of the 
U.S. House of Representatives, by this resolution, recognize and honor 
Memorable ``Mem'' Factor of Charleston, SC and congratulate him for 
winning first place in the first grade division at the State MathFest 
competition and for being named a national champion of Le Grand 
Concours 2010 French competition.
  Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be provided to 
Memorable ``Mem'' Factor.

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