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Crofton Patch Whiz Kid: Austin Gordon

CroftonPatch.com honors deserving students or groups in the community with the title, "Whiz Kid."

This week’s honoree is a student living with cystic fibrosis and leading the charge at his school to fund research to fight the disease one hop at a time.

Name and Age: Austin Gordon

School: Crofton Elementary School, 5th grade

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Accomplishments: 

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  • Bridged to Boy Scouts Troop #115 March 29th 
  • Crofton Elementary School morning announcements director and broadcaster
  • Helped organize the CES Hop-A-Thon to fight cystic fibrosis. Students collect pledges to hop to raise money for cystic fibrosis research.

 

Extracurricular Activities:

  • Crofton Elementary School morning announcements
  • CES NASA Club
  • CES Media Club

 

 

VIDEO: Crofton Patch Whiz Kid Austin Gordon explains how the Crofton Elementary School “Hop-A-Thon” helps fight cystic fibrosis.


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