Sponsor:
Northwest Herald, Crystal Lake, Illinois

Age, Grade:
16, Eighth Grade

School:
Nippersink Middle School, Richmond, Illinois

Profile:
Conrad's busy life encompasses activities as disparate as writing and extreme sports. He races with the Wilmot Mountain Junior Alpine Race Team in southern Wisconsin and won first place at the Future Problem Solving International Bowl in 2008 for a short story. His current goal is to qualify for the 2010–11 Junior Olympics in Aspen, Colorado. Eventually Conrad would like to become a journalist or novelist.