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Third-Graders Garner 'Capital' Achievement
Memorizing state locations and capitals helped earn three Murdock Elementary students this week's Whiz Kids honor.
Name: Alex Elliot
Age: 9
School: Glenn E. Murdock Elementary School
Outstanding achievement: Mastered his U.S. geography state locations and capitals.
Key to awesomeness: Alex is a great role model for his buddies as a person and a student.
Name: Jasmin Galloway
Age: 8
School: Glenn E. Murdock Elementary School
Outstanding achievement: Mastered her U.S. geography state locations and capitals.
Key to awesomeness: Jasmin loves to read, earning over 300 Accelerated Reader points so far this year. She shines as a person and student each day!
Name: Kate Seely
Age: 8
School: Glenn E. Murdock Elementary School
Outstanding achievement: Mastered her U.S. geography state locations and capitals, and multiplication facts.
Key to awesomeness: Kate is a wonderful student and avid reader. If she is ever off-task in class, it's because she has a book in her lap!
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Alex, Jasmin and Kate are all students in Mr. Handley's third-grade class at Murdock.
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