Sponsor:
North Dakota Council of Educational Leaders, Bismarck,
North Dakota

Age, Grade:
15, Seventh Grade

School:
Cheney Middle School, West Fargo, North Dakota

Profile:
Shantanu, whose favorite book is Scorpia, has been an ardent reader since the age of three. Some of his hobbies are coin collecting, stamp collecting, and playing video games and tennis. He challenges his mathematical acuity by studying geometry at a ninth grade center. Shantanu represented Sheridan WorldWise in the 2008 national finals and looks forward to exploring the Library of Congress during this trip to our nation's capital.