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Affton Junior Excels in Math, Business, Games, Tallness

Oscar Owens is our Whiz Kid for the week.

Name:  Oscar Owens

Grade:  11

School:  Affton High School

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Accomplishments and Activities: Oscar is student council vice president and participates in numerous clubs and extracurriculars. He was fifth in the state at last year's DECA competition, and this year tied for eighth in the state in matheletes. He plays on the chess team and created Affton High's strategic board game club. He plays volleyball and floor hockey, and he said he is involved with "band everything." Oscar also belongs to the school's National Honor Society.

Key to Awesomeness: "I'm going to say my height. We joke about this with my friends. I say I'm so tall I can see over the stupid people."

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