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Whiz Kid of the Week: Daniel Joyce

Joyce, a senior at Simley High School, is on track to graduate with 29 college credits, and plans to go into engineering.

Name: Daniel Joyce
School: Simley High School
Age:
17
Nominator: Keith Joyce, father
Nominator's Email: keith@shopsworldwide.com

Accomplishments: A member of the Simley High School Robotics Club, Dan Joyce is on track to earn 92 trimester credits at Simley, when only 66 are needed to meet the minimum requirements for graduation. If that wasn't enough, Joyce will collect 29 college credits by the end of his senior year, which will give him a leg up when he pursues his undergraduate studies at Inver Hills Community College next fall.

Key to Awesomeness: Joyce's father, Keith, is a single parent and a disabled veteran living on a fixed income. In spite of the economic challenges facing his family, Daniel Joyce has kept focused on his goal: Becoming a civil engineer. To further that aspiration, Joyce eventually plans to transfer to the University of Minnesota's College of Science and Engineering in Minneapolis.

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