Know a great kid who made Eagle Scout or did your local soccer team take the championship? They may be our next Patch Whiz Kids honoree.
Each week, Little Neck Patch will seek suggestions from readers for individual kids, youth groups, teens, and even sports teams that wow us with their accomplishments.
We want to hear about these amazing children and teens, and select one each week as the Patch Whiz Kid. So submit your nomination in our comment box below or e-mail the information to paul.leonard@patch.com. Be sure to answer the questions bulleted below, and don't forget to include a photo.
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Our honoree this week is Alexander Zhang
Name: Alexander Zhang
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Age: 16 (currently in 10th grade)
School: Queens High School for the Sciences at York College
Accomplishments:
1. Recognized for superior academic achievement by The National Society of High School Scholars
2. Currently the vice president of the student government organization at the Queens High School for the Sciences at York College
3. Formerly selected to study bioinformatics in the Macaulay Honor’s Summer Program
Key to Awesomeness: Alexander Zhang is principled by excellent academic achievement. With keen leadership abilities and a passion to serve others he helps organize school events and benefits, devotes his time to helping out at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens and dedicates his Sunday afternoons volunteering as a teacher's assistant at the Reformed Church of Newtown of Queens.