Whiz Kid: Gavin Wong

This week’s Cupertino Patch Whiz Kid is Gavin Wong.

○      Grade: 10

○      School:

○      Why Gavin’s Whizzy: Gavin, 16, is a star on the speech team at Monta Vista, says Liz Kawasaki, senior VP of operations at MyFedTrainer.com, a former school principal.

But that’s just the beginning. He volunteers at homeless shelters where he has worked with children and helped organize back-to-school, Christmas and Easter parties.

Gavin also teaches Sunday school for third- and fourth-graders, and manages to maintain his “A” student status.