Whiz Kid: Caroline Martinez

• Whiz Kid: Caroline Martinez
• School: University City High School
• Class: Senior
• Nominated By: School District of University City
• Accomplishment: Martinez, along with 120 other students from across the country, joined First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House Tuesday for a Black History Month event.
• Key To Awesomeness: The group of students went to Washington to celebrate blues music. The students, who were selected by the National Blues Museum, were invited to participate in "At the Crossroads," where a panel of notable blues experts will participate. 

The event will give students an overview of the origins of the blues, discuss important artists and cover the genre's evolution from African-American spirituals and work songs to the chart-topping hits of today. 

The event was live streamed on whitehouse.gov/live, pbs.org/whitehouse and blackpublicmedia.org.

The 10 St. Louis area students represent seven schools. 

"What most excites me about this trip is having the chance to learn more about roots music in the United States and listening to great artists," said Martinez in a release. "I just joined the jazz band in my school and I feel like this experience will help me look at music through different eyes and grow as a musician."

See additional coverage of the trip on KSDK.