WHIZ KID: Mike Martinek, Leader

Whiz Kid's Name: Mike Martinek

School: Hopatcong High School

Accomplishment: Excellence from track to classroom.

Key to awesomeness: Martinek, who just graduated, earned the high school's Student Council Leadership Award while serving as the National Honor Society's treasurer. He was also a strong track athlete, excelling in the high jump. "Well-rounded," "down-to-earth" and "hard-worker" were just some of the ways Director of Guidance Gina Cinotti described Martinek.

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