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Jacob Augelli is a 12-year-old 7th grader at CDR William C. McCool Elementary/ Middle School in Guam. He’s vice president of his school, a member of the National Junior Honor Society and captain of the school Academic Challenge Bowl team. He enjoys playing the drums and studying for competitions. ➡ …

Tyler Jager is a 12-year-old 7th grader at Manchester Elementary Middle School in Manchester Center, northeast of Manchester. His Odyssey of the Mind team has won the tournament three times and placed 2nd once. He loves to read, play and write music and travel. He hopes to work at the …

Matthew Armor is a 14-year-old 8th grader at Whittier Middle School in Norman, near Oklahoma City. He has been on the Chickasaw National Honor Roll since 2nd grade and was a member of the City of Norman football championship team. He enjoys studying history and cooking. He would like to …

Sathwik Karnik is a 12-year-old 7th grader at King Philip Regional Middle School in Norfolk, southwest of Boston. He plays the clarinet and enjoys competing in chess tournaments. What he likes best about geography is how it connects people, places and cultures. HeÕd like to visit the Gal‡pagos. ➡ Subscribe: …

Theodore Jansen is an 11-year-old 5th grader at Paddock Road Elementary School in Omaha. He loves reading and also collects sports cards, rocks and coins. The best place heÕs been is Cincinnati, where he attended a Reds game. He hopes to go to Borneo to see the wildlife. Among those …

Prani Nalluri is a 12-year-old 6th grader at Overland Trail Middle School in Overland Park, a suburb of Kansas City. She enjoys the classical Indian dance Bharatanatyam. She plays piano and cello. She hopes to become a surgeon and help people in underdeveloped countries. She’d like to climb Mount Everest. …

Krish Patel is a 13-year-old 7th grader at Pinewood Preparatory School in Summerville, northwest of Charleston. He represented South Carolina at the 2011 and 2012 National Geographic Bees. He placed 4th in the state math contest, and his Quiz Bowl team won the state competition. He loves playing soccer. ➡ …

Walker Miller is a 13-year-old 7th grader at Weldon Johnson Middle School in Jacksonville. His favorite hobbies are rollerblading and sailing, and he has won trophies in two sailing regattas. He also enjoys reading, running and playing ping-pong. He hopes to become a travel journalist. He’d love to visit Turkey. …

Adi Sujithkumar is a 13-year-old 7th grader at Robertsville Middle School in Oak Ridge, west of Knoxville. He’s a member of his school’s Mathcounts and Quiz Bowl teams. He enjoys soccer and video games and following sports news. He admires teachers and President Obama. He’d like to visit the Maya …

Owen Benda is a 13-year-old 7th grader at Open Window School in Bellevue, east of Seattle. He loves visiting national parks and also enjoys skiing, hiking and reading. The best place he has been to is Australia, where he fed kangaroos, hugged a koala and went into the rain forest. …