Intel semifinalist Samantha Garvey invited to Washington
Photo credit: James Carbone | Samantha Garvey with her father, Leo, in West Babylon after she was named an Intel science semifinalist (Jan. 12, 2012)
Samantha Garvey will have one of the best seats in the House as she watches President Barack Obama's State of the Union address from the gallery as a guest of Rep. Steve Israel.
Garvey, the Brentwood High senior who lives with her family in a Bay Shore homeless shelter, won national attention after she was named a semifinalist in the prestigious Intel national science competition. There were...
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