[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9926]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE 2016 BLACK AND GOLD SCHOLARSHIP BALL AWARD RECIPIENTS

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 24, 2016

  Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the Joyce-Gillespie-
Harrington Charitable and Educational Foundation and the Zeta Upsilon 
Lambda Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity on the occasion of 
their 36th annual Black and Gold Scholarship Ball.
  Since 1980, these two organizations have made tremendous 
contributions to promoting academic opportunities for youth in Northern 
Virginia and in the greater Washington, D.C., metropolitan region.
  The programs offered by the foundation are vital to the success of 
our students. This year's Black and Gold Scholarship Ball will support 
scholarships for ten college-bound high school students. During the 
last eighteen years, ninety students have received scholarships awarded 
by the foundation and have attended some of the top colleges and 
universities in the country. With the typical college graduate's debt 
averaging about $30,000, the foundation's continued support of these 
students is absolutely crucial.
  I am pleased to enter the following names of the 2016 scholarship 
winners:
  Alisha Harris (Robinson Secondary School),
  Charles Sterling (Stone Bridge HS),
  Cory Pringle (Annandale HS),
  Diego Flores (Herndon HS),
  Evan Belcher (AOS Stone Bridge HS),
  Gene Jones (Washington and Lee HS),
  Jordan Randle (St. Stephens/St. Agnes School),
  Madalyn Peyton (Loudoun County HS),
  Simone Smith (South Lakes HS),
  Stefan Carter (Potomac Falls HS).
  Mr. Speaker, these students represent our country's next generation 
of gifted leaders who will have great impact on our society and future. 
I thank the Joyce-Gillespie-Harrington Charitable and Education 
Foundation and the Zeta Upsilon Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha 
Fraternity for their dedicated commitment to fostering success in our 
youth and commend all of the scholarship winners for their academic 
excellence. I ask that my colleagues join me in congratulating these 
talented students and in wishing them great success in all their future 
endeavors.

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