Patch Whiz Kid/Team/Club of the Week: Sarah Bradley, high school senior Whiz Kid's School/Church/Community Center: Montclair Kimberley Academy, Montclair Whiz Kid's Accomplishment: Typically, teenagers don’t think about joining a first aid squad as an extracurricular activity, but Sarah Bradley is not your typical teenager. A motivated student and athlete, Bradley, who lives in Essex Fells, joined the West Essex First Aid Squad nearly two years ago, and has already made a difference, helping her community, and learning skills far beyond a basic first aid class. A self-motivated individual, …
Patch Whiz Kid/Team/Club of the Week: Mark Traverso, Eagle Scout, Troop 1 Boy Scouts Whiz Kid's School/Church/Community Center: West Essex Regional High School, North Caldwell, and Troop 1 Boy Scouts, North Caldwell Whiz Kid's Accomplishment: A Boy Scout since fifth grade, North Caldwell resident and West Essex graduate Mark Traverso is giving back to the town that made him who he is. The Eagle Scout said, “Thank you” to his hometown, creating a new sign for Gould School, where he says it all began. Whiz Kid's Key to Awesomeness: Mark Traverso grew up in North Caldwell, attending the Gould …
Patch Whiz Kid/Team/Club of the Week: Girl Scouts Amanda Berger, Samantha Bernstein, Caroline Bizub, Hayley Brener, Isabella Buccino, Ellie Decker, Hailey DeVita, Mary Fant, Rylie Frieder, Elizabeth Hadley, Olivia Lieberman, Julia Reif and Alexandra Shamosh. Whiz Kid's School/Church/Community Center: Girl Scout Troop 20308 of North Caldwell Whiz Kid's Accomplishment: Joseph H. Alessi, Mayor of the Borough of North Caldwell, presented the troop with a proclamation, honoring their years of community service and participation in activities that have benefitted the less fortunate. Whiz Kid's Key …
Patch Whiz Kid/Team/Club of the Week: Nicole Pigott Whiz Kid's School/Church/Community Center: West Essex Regional High School, North Caldwell Whiz Kid's Accomplishment: One of the top 20 student singers in the state, the West Essex junior successfully auditioned for the 2011-2012 N.J. All State Chorus. Whiz Kid's Key to Awesomeness: A member of the North Jersey Regions Honor choir for five years as a soprano, alto and soprano I; she is the cantor at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church, Roseland; a guest soloist at the Caldwell United Methodist Church and Presbyterian Church of West …
