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"Whiz Kids" is a weekly column featuring individual kids, youth groups, teens, and even teams, who wow us with their accomplishments.Name: George Crowley Grade: 11 Activities: Plays football, ice hockey and baseball. What Makes George so Awesome?: Crowley received all-league accolades for his play as linebacker and tight end on the football team at The Rivers School in Weston. This winter he made the all-Independent School League team for playing defenseman for the Rivers ice hockey team. This spring he is playing baseball, where he had spent some time on the mound as a pitcher, but growing up he always played catcher. Crowley has attended Rivers since he was in sixth grade. This year the school won it’s first ISL football…
Name: Ario Nour Age: 7 Activities: Mentors young cancer patients and enjoys playing soccer with friends. What Makes Ario so Awesome?: Ario was diagnosed with brain tumor last summer, and had 10 hours of brain surgery in July. Through all this he managed to continue with radiation therapy and returned to school last fall. When he first returned to school, Ario was going to class from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Now, his parents – Zohreh Firouzabdian and Naveed Nour – say he has managed to stay from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and even plays soccer with friends after school some days. Now that he has returned to …
Name: Fitch and Wilder Perkins School: The Atrium School Grade: Fitch - first, Wilder - third Activities: Spelling Bees What Makes the Perkins Brothers so Awesome?: Atrium School first-grader Fitch Perkins took top spot in his grade level at the Newton Community Pride fourth annual Spelling Bee on March 7. His winning word was "abide." His brother Wilder also took first-place in the third grade division on March 9. Fitch and Wilder live in Newton and attend The Atrium School in Watertown, an independent elementary school. Fitch’s teacher, Liz Perekrests, said, “At the Atrium, we help each …
Name: Christine Rono's class. Grade: Second School: Cunniff Activities: Art and writing. What Makes the Class so Awesome?: The class created imaginary animals inspired by Oaxacan woodcarvings from Mexico, said Cunniff art teacher Jessica Gillooly. "They then wrote amazing stories about these animals with Mrs. Rono," Gillooly said. "It was a great cross-curricular project!"
Watertown has some impressive and cool kids and here at Patch we want to feature them and tell you about the good things they do. If you know a kid in town you think should be featured, drop an e-mail to Charlie.Breitrose@Patch.com and we'll make sure they become a whiz kid. Check back each Tuesday at 11 a.m. to see what local kid is featured this week. This week's Whiz Kid is: Name: Jeremy Breen Grade: 7 Activities: Volunteering with elementary school students. What Makes Jeremy so Awesome?: Each week, Jeremy works with the students in the Lowell Elementary Afterschool Program (LEAP) three …
Patch seeks Watertown kids who have done something cool, amazing, kind, remarkable – anything that made you say "Wow!" It could be in the classroom, on the athletic field or helped out a good cause. They could be the next Patch Whiz Kid. Each week, Watertown Patch will highlight one child or group in the Whiz Kids feature. We need your help to find these accomplished individuals. Tell us about these amazing children and teens and select one each week as the Patch Whiz Kid. Submit your nomination in our comment box below or e-mail the information to editor Charlie Breitrose at Charlie.…
