Student of the week: Pawnee Junior High

Bryce Schnug, an eighth grader at Pawnee junior high in Grover, has a passion for math and Albert Einstein.

“He seemed really cool,” Schnug said as a sly grin travels across his face. You get the impression that the eccentric trickster personality is present in this 21st generation number cruncher.

Schnug credits his math teacher for “caring and making us learn.”

“He’s pretty enjoyable,” Schnug claimed.

Schnug also finds time to calculate the steps between hurdles on the track. He runs hurdles and sprints during track season and participated in basketball and football. In high school, Schnug w...