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Whiz Kid: Joel Olujide
Joel was selected as one of just 11 finalists for his "If I were Mayor, I would..." essay.
Name: Joel Olujide
Age: 10
Grade: 4th
School: Berwyn Christian School
Accomplishment: Joel was one of 11 Maryland 4th graders selected as finalists for the Maryland Municipal League's 11th Annual "If I were Mayor, I would..." essay contest.
Joel and his fellow finalists will be recognized by Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown, receive a Governor’s Citation, an award plaque and $100 at a public ceremony at the Maryland State House.
Key to Awesomeness: Joel, who hopes someday to become a zoologist, incorporated his love of nature into his winning essay.
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“I thought about volunteers working together to make a city beautiful,” he said in a recent interview. His essay focuses on planting more flowers and trees around the city, as well as strengthening the area's cultural events calendar. The essay is posted as a PDF at right.
Joel said he doesn't harbor any real-life aspirations to become mayor. Rather, he spends his time studying his favorite subject, science, watching birds from the window of his family's car and playing with his two brothers.
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Joel's older brother, Joshua, was also a finalist in the same contest last year.
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