Neil Abbott This is Me

Education

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1. 1. Excellence Begins

   www.bullittschools.org/excelle - [Cached]

   Published on: 1/1/2005   Last Visited: 7/5/2007

   Neil Abbott of Nichols Elementary School is featured in May 2005 along with Sabrina Baxter of Mt. Washington Middle School and Christie Bagley of Bullitt East High School.
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   Neil Abbott
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   Neil Abbott is the kind of student who lets his schoolwork do the talking.
   
   His academic efforts have earned him all A's at Nichols Elementary School.
   
   The youth gives simple advice to achieving high marks. "Pay attention," he said.
   
   This is his first and final year at Nichols. Neil's family moved from Lexington where he attended Yates Elementary School.
   
   As a fifth grader at Nichols, Neil has made some pretty impressive accomplishments.
   
   One of his most significant achievements was earning first place at the elementary level in the district science fair held earlier this school year. Neil focused his science project on aerodynamics and which paper airplanes could sustain flight the longest.
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   "I split my head open when I hit a dead tree," Neil said. "That's when I decided I wanted to be a surgeon."
   
   He knows such a career requires intense study but he feels ready for the challenge. "Science is my favorite school subject so I'll branch into another area," he said.
   
   Neil added he has really enjoyed the smaller school size offered by Nichols. "I like being here a lot better than my last school," he said.
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   When Neil is not doing homework, he likes to go fishing in a neighbor's pond.
   
   He has an older brother, Erik, 14, a student at Bullitt Central High School.