Whiz Kids: This Week's Has Great 'Voice'

• Whiz Kid's Name - Frank Brancati

• Whiz Kid's Age - 17

• Whiz Kid's School - Timber Creek Regional High School

• Whiz Kid's Accomplishment - Ranked No. 1 in the junior class at Timber Creek, this Erial resident recently was awarded first place at the county and district levels for his entry in the Veterans of Foreign Wars' "Voice of Democracy" essay contest.

• Whiz Kid's Key to Awesomeness - Plain and simple, Frank loves to learn. That much is obvious based on his standing at the top of his class and his extensive list of extracirricular activities, which includes work on the school's Morning Jolt production team, student council, The Current newspaper staff,  science club and library council. Frank is also active with organizations that support military men, women and families, including Marines Toys 4 Tots and Military Support Group of New Jersey.

Editor's Note: 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, GloucesterTownship.Patch.com 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 we'll select one each week as the Patch Whiz Kid.  

Submit your nomination in our comment box below or e-mail the information to sean.mccullen@patch.com or triciacadkins@comcast.net. 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 to have you submit a photograph or to assign a photographer to take a photo of the Whiz Kid. For questions, e-mail sean.mccullen@patch.com.