River

She may not have the best grades but she never gives up and is always excited to learn and mostly importantly keeps a positive attitude

Placed 18th

in their group

Thank you for supporting River in this year's competition. Your participation made a huge impact for The Planetary Society and their mission to inspire curiosity and help shape the future of space exploration for everyone.



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Why They Love Being a Student

Because learning is exciting

Favorite Subject & Why

Science because it explains so much

How $20,000 Would Support Their Goals

We would get a computer for her class room with dyslexia the specialist computer text and typing information helps her keep up with here peers. She was interested in the space camp and airforce camp. Hopefully it would be enough to help her further her education..

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