Whiz Kid: Kyle Scherer

This week's Whiz Kid is Mepham grad Kyle Scherer!

• Name: Kyle Scherer
• Grade: Graduate
• School: Mepham High School
• Accomplishment: Scherer's determination and drive helped him as he made the prestigious rank of Eagle Scout.
• Key to Awesomeness: Scherer's project was renovating the prayer garden at the St. Frances De Chantal Roman Catholic Church in Wantagh.
• Scherer is an accomplished student who graduated Mepham with an average of more than 98 this past June. He is a member of six honor societies including the National Honor Society. He works as a sacristan at St. Frances, as well as his uncle's catering business, Suburban Eats, in Melville.
• Scherer was a varsity wrestler, as well as a member of the soccer team and various clubs and service organizations during his high school career at Mepham. He will attend Fairfield University on a Magis Scholarship in September majoring in Engineering.

Know a great kid who made Eagle Scout or did your local soccer team take the championship? They may be our next Patch Whiz Kid honoree.

Each week, Bellmore 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.

Submit your nomination in our comment box below or e-mail the information to Matthew.Hogan@Patch.com. Be sure to include all of the following information:

• 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?)