Winner will appear in Reader's Digest, tour The Planetary Society with Bill Nye, and win $20,000!

Alice paterson

She’s in an advanced class in 1st grade. Taught herself to ride a bike & skate .She’s kind, loves making jokes & teaching her brother.

Quarter-Finalist

Currently 10th

in the Quarter-Finals
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Help your favorite student appear in Reader's Digest and take home $20,000!

Voting for Semi-Finalists ends Thursday the 7th of May at 7PM PDT
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America's Favorite Student will share their educational journey in the pages of Reader’s Digest, highlighting the power of learning and inspiring readers nationwide.

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Why They Love Being a Student

She enjoys reading, helping her classmates and coming home to share with the family what’s she’s learned.

Favorite Subject & Why

Science, she likes to do home experiments and learn how things work and are made.

How $20,000 Would Support Their Goals

Allow for at home schooling or extra curricular courses. She has asked to learn ahead of her peers.

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