Whiz Kid: Katherine Grasso

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: Katherine Grasso

School: James Madison High School Senior

Accomplishment: Signed her National Letter of Intent to play NCAA Division 1 soccer at William and Mary in the Fall of 2011.

Key to Awesomeness: Katherine has been a starting member of the Warhawks Varsity Soccer Team since her freshman year and is currently the team captain.   She received all Liberty District, all Northern Region and All-Met honors in 2009 and 2010.  Katherine is a member of the National Honor Society and Math Honor Society and has been a member of the Student Government all four years.  She  plays travel soccer for the McLean Azul, a team for which she is captain as well.  The McLean Azul has been Virginia State Cup champions five times since she joined the team.

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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 on Saturdays, 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?)