Pragyna Naik is a 12-year-old 6th grader at Franklin School in Corvallis. She likes playing tennis, writing stories, doing jigsaw puzzles and computer surfing. The best place she’s been to is New York City, where she saw a Broadway show. She’d like to visit Indonesia’s unique island resorts. She admires …

Pranit Nanda is a 12-year-old 6th grader at Aurora Quest K-8 School in Aurora, east of Denver. He won a statewide film production contest and received the President’s Award for Academic Excellence twice. He plays violin and piano and enjoys nonfiction. He hopes to write geography books and contribute to …

Gopi Ramanathan is a 14-year-old 8th grader at Sartell Middle School in Sartell, north of St. Cloud. He represented Minnesota at the 2010 National Geographic Bee. He likes to read and play sports, especially soccer. The person he most admires is President Obama. He enjoys learning about new cultures. ➡ …

Raghav Ranga is a 14-year-old 8th grader at St. Gregory College Preparatory School in Tucson. He plays the tenor saxophone in his school concert band and community jazz band. He’s on the high honor roll and is a Peace Ambassador at school. He has visited six continents and likes landing …

Neelam Sandhu is a 13-year-old 7th grader at Ross A. Lurgio Middle School in Bedford, a suburb of Manchester. She has won writing competitions and enjoys acting, singing, skiing, playing the piano and swimming. She loved visiting England, where highlights were visiting Stonehenge and shopping at Harrods. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe …

Krish Patel is a 12-year-old 6th grader at Pinewood Preparatory School in Summerville, northwest of Charleston. He represented South Carolina at the 2011 National Geographic Bee. He enjoys playing and watching all sports and keeping their stats. He also likes writing stories and poems. He’d like to visit Tibet. ➡ …

Maya Patel is a 14-year-old 8th grader at Liberty Middle School in Tampa. She’s a member of the National Junior Honor Society and vice president of the Future Business Leaders of America club. She enjoys travel, listening to Bollywood music, exercising, cooking and scrapbooking. She hopes to become Secretary of …

Augie Prevedel is 13 years old and in the 8th grade at Rock Springs Junior High School in Rock Springs, southwest Wyoming. He is talented at drafting building designs and enjoys studying maps and reading. The best place he’s been is New Orleans, where he was on a national TV …

Sahr Singh is a 13-year-old 7th grader at Dodgen Middle School in Marietta. She loves playing the piano and singing and is a member of the all-state chorus. She enjoys reading, especially mystery and fantasy books. Sahr appeared on David Letterman’s show when she was 4. She’s achieved an SAT …

Adam Wiegert is 13 years old and in the 7th grade at Patrick Henry Middle School in Sioux Falls. His main interest is playing video games. What he likes most about geography is that it helps him learn about interesting areas, some of which are featured in his video games. …