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Rahul Nagvekar is a 14-year-old 8th grader at Quail Valley Middle School in Missouri City, near Houston. He takes part in math and science competitions and also plays the piano. The best place he’s been is Alaska, where he hiked, camped and took lots of photos. He’d love to travel …

Dominik Muellerleile is a 14-year-old 8th grader at Wiesbaden Middle School in Wiesbaden, Germany. He enjoys reading science books and playing the piano. He loves traveling; the best place he’s been is Truckee, Calif., near Lake Tahoe, where he kayaked. He hopes to visit Japan and ride a bullet train. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. ➡ …

Alex Wilaniskis is a 13-year-old 7th grader at East Ridge Middle School in Whitesburg, northeastern Tennessee. He enjoys studying geography and plants and hopes to become a botanist. His interests include playing music; he’s taken part in piano recitals and was the top percussionist in a band. He’d like to …

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. …

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 …

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 …