[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12372]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATING DISTINGUISHED YOUNG WOMEN NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP WINNER 
                      AND D.C. RESIDENT SKYE BORK

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 28, 2017

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask the House of 
Representatives to join me in congratulating District of Columbia 
native and resident Skye Bork on being named the 2017 winner of the 
country's largest scholarship program for girls, the Distinguished 
Young Women (DYW) program. Skye was awarded $36,500 in scholarships for 
her college education.
  DYW is a 60-year-old national scholarship program aimed at 
encouraging high school girls to develop their full potential through a 
series of scholastic and creative workshops. DYW allows college-bound 
high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to participate as long 
as they maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average. A scholarship is 
then awarded based upon an interview, academic achievement, talent, 
self-expression and physical fitness. DYW is well-known nationally, and 
past winners have included television broadcasters Diane Sawyer and 
Kathie Lee Gifford, and actresses Debra Messing and Kim Bassinger.
  Skye was selected to win the scholarship from among four finalists 
from schools in wards throughout the city. She attended the Washington 
School of Ballet for many years, as well as the Akhmedova Ballet 
Academy in Maryland. For her talent segment, Skye performed a ballet 
excerpt en pointe, from Bizet's Carmen. Skye, the daughter of Shigeko 
and Tim Bork, is a 2017 graduate with honors from the National 
Cathedral School. She is the first D.C. resident to be awarded the 
scholarship in the program's 60-year history, due in large part to the 
fact that the area chapter of the program remained dormant for 30 
years. I would like to thank the D.C. chapter of DYW for reviving the 
program, and also thank the local businesses who supported the program 
and donated to the scholarship fund. Skye was proud to announce that 
she will be attending Columbia University this fall, and, in 
preparation for the career she would like to pursue in international 
business and government, she will be studying applied mathematics and 
economics. The District is very proud of Skye. She will be the national 
representative of DYW for a year.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to join me in 
congratulating Skye Bork on her impressive achievements.

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