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Crofton Patch Whiz Kid: David Peterson
CroftonPatch.com honors deserving students or groups in the community with the title, "Whiz Kid."
This week’s honoree is a Crofton Meadows Elementary School student who’s helping raise funds to fight Leukemia one penny at a time.
Name and Age: David Peterson
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School: Crofton Meadows Elementary School, 5th grade
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Accomplishments:
* Principals Honor Roll Straight “A” student
* Awarded Light of Arrow for Cub Scouts
* ‘Bridging’ to Boy Scouts Troop #115 March 29th
* Competed in Crofton Meadows Elementary School Destination Imagination AACO competition at South River High School.
Extracurricular Activities:
- Attending Cub Scout’s Camp Tomahawk as a Boy Scout
- Walden Swim Team member for the past 4 summers.
- CMES Human Relations Committee member. The group-collected items to send to overseas troops.
- Working with CMES HR Committee to raise pennies for cancer.
- Plays flute in CMES band
- Sings in CMES chorus.
- Anne Arundel County Parks and Recreation Tennis Team
- Mid-Atlantic Community Church member
- Volunteers with parents at the Arundel Volunteer Fire Department fund raisers such as pit-beef sandwich sales and annual Christmas tree sales.
- Currently working on Electromagnetic project for county science fair
- School ‘Safety’ for CMES- goes to school early to help direct students.
VIDEO: Crofton Patch Whiz Kid David Peterson explains how scouting teaches practical skills in a technological society. The CMES 5th grader also talks about why it’s important to help fight Leukemia.
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