[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6810]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING ALAIN E. SHERMAN

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                           HON. STEVE ISRAEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 14, 2013

  Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Roslyn High School 
student, Alain E. Sherman, from Roslyn, NY, in my Congressional 
District, who has been named a Presidential Scholar. Dedicated and 
talented young people like Alain reflect the exemplary work by the next 
generation that will lead our nation into the future. I am so proud to 
recognize him today and it is an honor to represent him in Congress.
  I want to applaud Alain for his hard work and dedication, but also 
want to recognize his family and teachers, who have surely played a 
critical role in making this achievement possible. Only 141 students 
from across the country are given this esteemed honor of the thousands 
upon thousands of high school students nationwide.
  Alain serves as Vice President of the Roslyn High School Honor 
Society and also sits on the school's Model Government Executive Board. 
During his senior year at Roslyn High School, Alain was a member of the 
competitive ``Partners for the Future'' program hosted by Cold Spring 
Harbor Laboratory. Alain spent ten hours each week conducting 
biomedical research with a mentor scientist at the lab. Alain's hard 
work is truly emblematic of what it means to be a Presidential Scholar. 
I look forward to seeing what breakthroughs result from Alain's 
research in the future.
  The White House Commission on Presidential Scholars, appointed by 
President Obama, selects scholars annually based on their academic 
success, artistic excellence, essays, school evaluations and 
transcripts, as well as demonstrated community service, leadership, and 
commitment to high ideals. Of the three million students expected to 
graduate from high school this year, more than 3,300 candidates 
qualified for the 2013 awards determined by outstanding performance on 
the College Board SAT and ACT exams, and through nominations made by 
Chief State School Officers or the National YoungArts Foundation's 
nationwide YoungArts competition.
  The 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholars are comprised of one young man 
and one young woman from each state, the District of Columbia and 
Puerto Rico, and from U.S. families living abroad, as well as 15 chosen 
at-large and 20 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts.
  Since its creation in 1964, the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program 
has honored more than 6,000 of the nation's top-performing students 
with the prestigious award given to honorees during an annual ceremony 
in Washington, DC. The program was expanded in 1979 to recognize 
students who demonstrate exceptional talent in the visual, literary and 
performing arts.
  Mr. Speaker, I again urge my colleagues to join me in commending 
Alain for all of his accomplishments and I look forward to seeing his 
continued academic success.

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