Homeless Student Is Intel Talent Search Semifinalist

An anonymous reader writes "Samantha Garvey, a senior at Brentwood High School, has managed to become one of the remaining 300 semifinalists in the Intel Science Talent Search this year. Her research focused on mussels and on her discovery that they change the thickness of their shells if a predator such as crabs are introduced. Why is Garvey's achievement so impressive? Because she and her entire family are homeless, and rely on a local homeless shelter. Such a situation would stop many students from being able to focus on studying, let alone a research project, but Garvey has instead used her situation as motivation."

Comments

I really hate this article

[Anonymous Coward]

This is the first time in my life that a homeless person made me feel like a loser.

Re:I really hate this article

[Anonymous Coward]

I don't know why, this story is perfectly cromulent.

Remember, a noble spirit embiggens the smallest of men. Or young women, as is the case.

Re:I really hate this article

[Anonymous Coward]

Go ahead and be crabby; she will just gain even more mussels.

Re:I really hate this article

[Splab]

Well homeless shelters are big buildings usually. Wouldn't surprise me if it had a 1.2M price tag.

Re:I really hate this article

[narcc]

What about their kids?

It's their own fault for being born into poverty. They could start getting bootstrappy now if it weren't for those damn liberal child-labor laws.

(This would be funny if there weren't people like Newt Gingrich who actually believe this!)

Re:I don't get it

[The Grim Reefer]

The summary says her research is based on her family living arrangements. Is she planning on growing a shell or something?

Perhaps. I would imagine crabs being introduced into a homeless shelter is not that uncommon.

Re:Great!

[pluther]

We're working on it!