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.
Submit your nomination in our comment box below or e-mail the information to Nathan.Duke@patch.com. Be sure to include all of the information you see below, and a photo. Our honoree this week is Connor Hirsch.
Name: Connor Hirsch
Age: 7
School: P.S. 32
Accomplishment: Speaks Korean
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Kids Key to Awesomeness: Connor has been studying the Korean language since kindergarten at P.S. 32 in the Korean Dual Language program.
He can read, write and speak Korean. As a first grader, he was awarded September Student Of The Month for Cooperation. Connor is an avid reader and enjoys doing his math homework. He received excellent grades both in English and Korean.
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He has a great sense of humor and loves to hear new jokes and tell old ones. He’s a super considerate kid and holds doors open for his neighbors and always encourages his friends and fellow students. Connor loves video games, skiing and Asian food. He enjoys sailing and is an avid swimmer.
Connor is at the junior varsity level at Safe-T-Swim and he’s a green belt at Tiger Schulmann’s. As Connor likes to say, “that’s half-way to black belt.”