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Teens' Performance Earns Special Recognition: Whiz Kids
Skit presentation scores Hickory Creek students Lauren McGrath and Megan Arseneau the Judge's Choice award at state speech contest.
Know a great kid who made Eagle Scout? Or did your local soccer team take the championship? They might be our next Patch Whiz Kid.
Each week, Frankfort Patch will seek suggestions from readers for individual kids, youth groups, teens, and even sports teams that wow us with their accomplishments. We want to hear about these amazing children and teens and select one each week as the Patch Whiz Kid.
Submit your nominations to joev@patch.com.
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This Week's Whiz Kids
Whiz Kids' Names and Ages: Lauren McGrath, 14, and Megan Arseneau, 13. Both are in eighth grade.
Whiz Kids' School: Hickory Creek Middle School
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Whiz Kids' Accomplishment: Lauren and Megan, members of Hickory Creek's speech team, earned Judge's Choice award at the Illinois Elementary School Association state speech contest.
Whiz Kids' Key to Awesomeness: Lauren and Megan performed their award-winning drama club skit, "Take the Plunge," at the Frankfort School District 157-C Board of Education meeting in January. The prestigious Judge's Choice award is a ranking that may be given by a contest judge to only two overall performances from those selections the judge has evaluated.
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