Tya Vosburgh

Elijah is selfless and kind. He always gets good grades and does all his homework. He listens in class and is the best son and brother.

Placed 26th

in their group

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Why They Love Being a Student

Elijah loves to learn new things. He's really into CrunchLabs and engineering projects. He likes to learn how things work.

Favorite Subject & Why

Science or Math. He loves learning new things.

How $20,000 Would Support Their Goals

Elijah would be able to get the engineering monthly boxes and be able to be enrolled in a science camp. Coding and engineering would be incredible for him to learn more about because he has so much fun doing it.

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