Know a child who goes above and beyond to help those in need? How about a student who's constantly setting the bar higher day by day? Or maybe a young person who has endured an amazing journey already in life?

Vienna Patch will feature students, sports teams, school club members, and any other outstanding young person for a new weekly feature, Whiz Kid.

This week:

Name: Grace Newman, Isabelle Heston, Allison Moats, Beverly Dobrenz and Chistina Leas.

Accomplishment: Awarded the Gold Award, which is the highest honor for a Girl Scout.

Key to Awesomeness: The Optimist Club of Greater Vienna honored the five local Girl Scouts at their regular dinner meeting held at the Marco Polo restaurant. From nominator Tom Bauer: "This award requires a great deal of planning, preparation and hard work and is the equivalent of the Boy Scouts' Eagle award. The Vienna Community should be proud of these fine young ladies for their perseverence and dedication."

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We want to stress that this is not a competition. We will be featuring a Vienna Whiz Kid (or class or team) each week, so the more the merrier. Nominations should be submitted in the comment box right here or by e-mailing Editor Erica R. Hendry: erica.hendry@patch.com. Nominations should include:

●    Nominator's Name
●    Nominator's E-Mail
●    Whiz Kid's Name
●    Whiz Kid's Age
●    Whiz Kid's School
●    Whiz Kid's Accomplishment
●    Whiz Kid's Key to Awesomeness (what made him/her successful?)