Name: Rhea Jagasia Age: 17 School: Brookline High School (she lives in Newton) Accomplishment: Since Rhea’s sophomore year of high school, she has made herself available to other teens who are struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts. She volunteers at Samaritans, Inc., which is a local suicide prevention and support organization that serves the Greater Boston and MetroWest communities. Over the course of 300 training hours, Rhea, learned how to listen better by asking open-ended questions and avoiding passing judgment or trying to provide superficial solutions to complex problems. …

Zev Fogelman, a Brookline High Junior, recently joined the Grosfeld Family National Youth Leadership Mission to visit the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Fogelman was among 106 other student delegates who participated in the 14th annual trip. During the trip, he met with Holocause survivors and other students.  The Anti-Defamation League, who sponsor the trip, describe it on their website:  During the conference in Washington, D.C., delegates participate in ADL’s A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® Institute activities, which are designed to provide an overview of the nature of bigotry and prejudice and …

Names: Sam Payne, Jordan Underwood, Alec Shiman and Charlotte McMahon Key to Awesomeness: The four young stars are appearing in the Boston Children's Theatre (BCT) production of "To Kill a Mockingbird." The play, adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning Harper Lee novel, follows the life of Scout Finch and her brother Jem, as they look closely at social tension, racism, morality and love through the eyes of childhood innocence. Academy Award Nominee Mary Badham, who played Scout in the 1962 version of the film, will attend the opening night showing.  These students were nominated by Julie …

Names: Nathaniel Sandalow-Ash and Quinn Lewis  Grades: Both are in 8th Grade School: Lawrence School Key to Awesomeness: The Lawrence School Team made it to the National School Scrabble Championship in Florida, and won four of the seven games they played. They faced some tough opponents, played some powerful words and scored a ton of points. Making it to the tournament is something to be proud of, as is a powerful vocabulary. We learned about the Scrabble Team from Katie Shulz, Marketing and Media Director of the National Scrabble Association. Know another Brookline teen or child who …

Names and Grades: Benjamin Marcus, Grade 12, Richard Oates, Grade 9 and Miles Gardner, Grade 12 School: The Rivers School, Weston, Mass. Key to Awesomeness: All three were named on the Honor Roll for their academic performance in the Winter semester 2010-11. Benjamin Marcus and Richard Oates both received High Honors, and Miles Gardner received Honors.  The Rivers Trio were sent to us by Adam Conner-Simons from the Rivers School. Know another Brookline teen or child who deserves recognition for doing something great. Email us with their name, age and a photo to nominate our next Whiz Kid.

Know a Brookline kid who’s done something great recently? Whether they led their sports team to victory or organized a fundraiser for a good cause, they could be our next Patch Whiz Kid. Brookline Patch is seeking 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 Grahame Turner at PatchBrookline@gmail.com. Be sure to include all of the …

So last week, we heard about Joe Sax, Saxophonist Extraordinaire, a 17-year old senior at Brookline High School. Now we are looking for our next Patch Whiz Kid. We are seeking nominations of a Brookline kid who’s doing something great. Or unusual. He or she could have led a sports team to victory or organized a fundraiser for a good cause. He or she could be spending spring break helping healthcare teams in Rwanda. Each week, Brookline Patch will continue to seek suggestions from you , our readers, for individual kids, youth groups, teens, and even sports teams that wow us with their …

Name: Joe Sax Grade: Senior School: Brookline High Accomplishments: At just 17, Joe Sax has already had an illustrious musical career, playing classical and jazz saxophone with at least five different ensembles each year he’s been at Brookline High. Mostly recently, he’s played with the New England Conservatory’s Massachusetts Youth Wind Ensemble and the nationally auditioned Longy School of Music Advanced Saxophone Quintet, and spent last summer performing at Tanglewood, the warm-weather home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He’s also passionate about international relations and helped …

Know a great kid who's recently made honor roll or scored the winning goal in achampionship game? They may be our next Patch Whiz Kid honoree. Each week, Brookline Patch will seek suggestions from readers forindividual kids, youth groups, teens and even sports teams that wow us with theiraccomplishments. We want to hear about these amazing young people, and willselect one each week as the Patch Whiz Kid. Submit your nomination in our comment box below or e-mail us the information. Be sure to include all of the following information: Nominator's name Nominator's e-Mail Whiz Kid's name Whiz Kid…