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HE IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE BEST JUNIOR GOLFERS IN THE STATE, BUT ALSO ONE OF THE BEST STUDENTS
IN THE CLASSROOM. 12 NEWS H-DS DAVID WOLTER INTRODUCES US TO JACK BURKE, A YOUNG KID WHO
IS ALREADY PROPELLING HIMSELF TO THE TOP.### MEET JACK BURKE, A 5TH GRADE STUDENT AT MAURICEVILLE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AND LIKE MANY OF OUR OUTSTANDING STAR STUDENTS, JACK HAS MANY TALENTS. FIRST
OF ALL HE SHINES IN THE CLASSROOM. IT TAKES A LOT OF HARD WORK TO GET STRAIGHT A'S ALL
THE TIME. BUT WHEN HE'S NOT STUDYING TO ACE HIS NEXT TEST, JACK IS SPENDING HIS TIME ON
THE GOLF COURSE. "IT'S KIND OF WHAT MY DADDY TAUGHT ME, SO I GOT REALLY GOOD AT IT. I'VE
STUCK WITH IT SINCE I WAS FOUR." GOLF ISN'T JUST A HOBBY FOR JACK, HE WANTS TO MAKE IT
A PROFESSION. AND HE'S ON THE RIGHT TRACK. THIS PAST SUMMER HE WON HIS 75TH, YES 75TH
JUNIOR TORNAMENT! AND HE'S ONLY IN 5TH GRADE. BUT IN ORDER TO GET WHERE HE WANTS TO GO,
HE MUST CONTINUE TO GROW WITH HIS EDUCATION. AS A GOLFER, HE IS WORKING WITH ANGLES AND
NUMBERS ALL THE TIME, SO IT'S EASY TO SEE WHY MATH IS HIS FAVORITE SUBJECT. "MATH IS
KIND OF WHAT I DO IN SPORTS SO IT'S REALLY EASY FOR ME, SO I DO REALLY GOOD." TEACHERS
SAY, GOLF AND ACADEMICS ARE JUST A PART OF WHAT MAKES JACK SO SPECIAL. HIS DESIRE TO
HELP OTHERS IS A QUALITY THAT MAKES HIM A GREAT LEADER. "ALWAYS ONE THAT WILL STEP UP,
DOES THE RIGHT THING. THE OTHER STUDENTS SEEM TO FOLLOW WITH HIM." JACK'S PATH TO SUCCESS
IS NO CHIP SHOT, BUT HE IS WORKING HARD EVERYDAY TO MAKE CLASSROOM HEAD TO 12 NEWS NOW DOT
COM AND NOMINATE THEM FOR STAR STUDENT. ###