Whiz Kid: Damiano Morgenstern Petruccelli

Know a great kid who made Eagle Scout or did your local soccer team take the championship? They may be our next Patch Whiz Kids honoree.

Each week, Douglaston 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 Nathan.Duke@patch.com. Be sure to include all of the information you see below, and a photo.

Our next honoree is Damiano Morgenstern Petruccelli

• Name: Damiano Morgenstern Petruccelli
• Age: 5
• School: P.S. 130
• Accomplishment: Kindergarten Graduate

·  Kid's Key to Awesomeness: Damiano had a great first year in kindergarten and an advanced report from his teacher says he is going to receive an amazing report card when school ends on Tuesday. 

He just started Taekwondo and got "honor roll" for Kumon math and reading (two years ahead.) Damiano is a great athlete. He learned to play basketball this year and is a terrific climber.

He likes to "make things" like scales, see-saws and small car-wash centers. And, he invents new words with specific definitions all the time. Some of his favorites are "neck tep wep", which is a tool used to help spy on people; it can also be used to help you reach things. A "borbidis" is an ant that talks.