[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9372]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO AMBER PARSONS

 Mr. MANCHIN. Mr. President, I rise today to honor Amber 
Parsons, an outstanding and accomplished young woman from Wheeling, WV.
  Amber, a recent graduate of Wheeling Park High School, graduated in 
May with honors and with an outstanding 4.0 GPA. She has received 
numerous Presidential Award Scholarships because of her outstanding 
effort and hard work and also attended the Global Youth Leadership 
Conference last summer with individuals from more than 30 countries.
  The Global Youth Leadership Summit is both an academic and 
professional opportunity for young men and women to not only enhance 
their academic abilities, but grow personally and professionally as 
well. The summit immerses students in various cultures and gives them 
the opportunity to interact with policy officials, lobbyists, 
journalists, and other industry leaders. It is a wonderful opportunity 
for young men and women to learn and grow on a professional and 
personal level.
  Amber is the only individual ever from West Virginia to be selected 
to attend this prestigious conference. While being selected from 3,700 
applicants is an accomplishment in itself, she was also selected to 
return again this year. Less than 10 percent of previous attendees are 
asked to return, and Amber was included in that small percentage.
  Aside from her outstanding academic work, Amber also helped to 
establish St. Baldrick's Day in Wheeling, a premiere childhood cancer 
research fundraiser that is prominent throughout the State and has been 
for 13 years.
  Alongside all of her accomplishments, Amber also enjoys performing in 
stage productions and has performed in several, including ``Scrooge,'' 
``Footloose'' among others.
  Amber Parsons is not only an outstanding student, but an accomplished 
individual as well. Being a member of National Honor Society, 
graduating from Wheeling Park with honors, and being selected to attend 
the Global Youth Leadership Summit, I am extremely proud of this young 
woman for representing my State of West Virginia.

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