Whiz Kid: Burke Area Students Win at Technology Fair

Whiz Kid Names: Daniel Castellano of Lake Braddock Secondary School (Architectural 2D) and Andy Artze, Michael Sherburne, and Exxus Altimus of Robinson Secondary School (System Control Technology)

Whiz Kid Accomplishments: These students won top honors at the 2011 Northern Regional Technology Student Association (TSA) Fair, held Saturday at Woodson High School.

Whiz Kid Key to Awesomeness: Castellano won in the category of Architectural 2D while Artze, Sherburne and Altimus won in the category of System Control Technology. They have the potential to advance to the state competition, Technosphere, which will be held April 29-May 1 in Chantilly.

Other great Burke-area kids who won at the event are:

Lake Braddock Secondary:
Max Grove and Michael Rodriguez (Electronic Gaming Level I, 7th place)
Tiffany Pu, Brian Barbu and Tiffany Doung (Go Green Manufacturing Level I, 4th place)
Harshal Jariwala, Austin Cho and Brian Ngo (System Control Technology Level I, 3rd place)
Justin Redman, George Perry, Kathy Tao and Evan Granred (Marine Design Level I, 7th place)
Kelly O'Leary (Architectural 2D Level II, 8th place)
Jeremy Carson (Engineering 3D Level II, 2nd place)
Edward Chang (Engineering 3D Level II, 10th place)

Robinson Secondary:
Dev Das (Multimedia Production Level I, 3rd place)
Alex Claypool, Nick Kanellis and Stephen Johnson (System Control Technology Level I, 7th place)
Ryan Keith (Transportation Challenge Level I, 3rd place)
Brian Anderson, Deanna Meyer, Daniel Wu, Kylee Mock and Kemal Erdikbas (Marine Design Level I, 4th place)

West Springfield High School:
Sarah Ummen and Corinne Heidt (Debating Technological Issues Level II, 8th place)
Victoria McGowen, Sarah Ummen and Corinne Heidt (Digital Video Production Level II, 4th place)
Alex Vandenberghe and Brian Umberger (Digital Video Production Level II, 6th place)
Jason Berry and Matt Greene (Digital Video Production Level II, 8th place)

Know a great kid who made Eagle Scout or did your local soccer team take the championship? Do you know a student who just won an art contest or writes their own songs to play at school talent shows? They may be our next Patch Whiz Kid honoree. 

Each week, Burke 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 Rachael@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?)

If your nominee is selected, we'll contact you. For questions, e-mail Rachael@patch.com.