Eighth Grader Who Went Viral On TikTok Is Star Student

NORFOLK, VIRGINIA — Virginia is full of bright, driven young people making a difference in and out of the classroom. That’s why Patch and T-Mobile have teamed up to spotlight students excelling in academics, athletics and community service.

This submission comes from Mariam Uz who nominated John Ogbonnaya of Virginia.

If you know a student who deserves recognition, we want to hear about them! Click here to nominate them to be featured as a Star Student on Patch.

What is the star student’s name?

John Ogbonnaya

What grade is the student in?

8

How do you know the star student?

He is my best friend

Tell us about your star student's accomplishments and why they deserve to be recognized on Patch!

He has passed all five of the class tests with a 100 or 99, he also got featured on Norfolk, Virginia’s local news website making him the last person to on on the last PBS spelling bee, he also went viral on TikTok after this with over 2 million views and 34k TikTok followers.

What three words best describe your star student?

Smart, interesting, intelligent

Keep up the great work, John Ogbonnaya If you know an outstanding student who deserves recognition, we want to hear about them! Click here to nominate them to be featured on Patch.

This content is brought to our community in partnership with T-Mobile.