Nominations Needed: Whiz Kids on Bedford-Katonah Patch

The school year for students is now well underway in the Bedford Central and Katonah Lewisboro school districts.

We are returning the "Whiz Kids" feature on a regular basis beginning next week. The feature honors young people who have accomplished a special goal, overcome obstacles, or simply helped a neighbor, classmate or community.

Wonder what a "Whiz Kid" looks like? It's your friend, your neighbor, your teammate, your classmate, your son or daughter, student volunteer, youth group, athlete or talented artist.

Take a look at some of our past Whiz Kids.

They include a songwriter, a frisbee team, nonprofit fundraisers, a valedictorian and a child who asked for book donations instead of birthday presents.

If you have an idea for a nominee, here's how to submit your nomination:

Send the following information to LisaB@Patch.com:

• Whiz Kid's Name and school and town
• Description of accomplishment: A sentence or two about why you are nominating them.
• How they achieved their "whizzy-ness": We like to call this the "whiz kid key to awesomeness." If you want to elaborate here, please do, otherwise we'll help you write it up!
• Contact information: To write it up, we'll need your name and email and the nominee's name, email and phone number.
• A digital photo of the nominee

Email your questions and comments, and send us your nominations.