Jack Andraka: North County's 'Rock Star'
Sophomore Jack Andraka's invention of a test to detect pancreatic cancer easier and cheaper is just one of the local kid's latest achievements.
Dressed in a gray hoodie and jeans, Jack Andraka looks like a typical 15-year-old high school sophomore with a Justin Bieber haircut, circa a year ago. But once he starts talking about his science fair project, it becomes clear Jack is no average high schooler. His science project is far beyond the typical baking soda volcano many youths construct. And after winning a pair of prestigious national prizes for that science project this year, Jack drops names of celebrities into conversation with the ease of a budding celebrity he himself is becoming. Oprah called, wanting an interview the day after his sit-down with Patch for possibly her magazine or talk show on her network. Yes, that Oprah. He's met Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton…
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Samuel Smith
11:09 pm on Monday, December 24, 2012
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