[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13720]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING SHANICE WIMSATT

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 17, 2013

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Ms. 
Shanice Wimsatt, a dedicated student, who is making a difference in her 
community.
  Shanice Wimsatt, was born in Chicago, IL on October 9, 1994. For 
about six years she grew up in an apartment in Chicago with her mother, 
Vivian Mitchell, her father, James Wimsatt and two older brothers, 
Jermaine and Andre Mitchell.
  At about the age of six, they moved to Yazoo City, MS. She quickly 
began to excel in her studies. By doing so well, she was invited to be 
in a high performance program called DIG. But, upon entering into the 
fourth grade, DIG offered her a chance to skip a grade or two. This was 
one of the first most important decisions she faced and she was not 
able to accept the offer, because by then her mother had started moving 
to Pickens, MS where she currently lives.
  Life in Holmes county has taught her many things. Her strengths and 
decisions have been tested and challenged. She quickly learned that she 
was in poverty and did not like it at all. She set out to change or at 
least help change her community.
  She first started an all girls group, during a critical pregnancy 
period and called it I.Y.G. (Independent Young Girls). Her goal was to 
empower the young ladies at her school by showing them that they have 
supporters. Next, she and a friend teamed up and created Teens on a 
Mission. This was created to provide more jobs for the teens in the 
area and to show the world that teenagers can make a difference, being 
that, some were voted least likely to succeed.
  She is now making a great difference in her community and for 
herself.

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