Whiz Kids of the Week: Ai Phuong Tong and Khanh Phuong Tong

Names: Ai Phuong Tong and Khanh Phuong Tong,
17-year-old twins, nominated by Edmonds-Woodway High School

School: Edmonds-Woodway High School

Accomplishments: Ai Phuong Tong and Khanh Phuong Tong are twins who excel at Edmonds-Woodway. Ai Phuong Tong has a 4.0 GPA and is on the IB program. She was senior homecoming princess and received honors from the National Honors Society and National Chinese Honors Society. She is also on the school’s cross-country and track teams.

Khanh Phuong Tong has a 3.97 GPA and has received honors from the National Honors Society. In addition to tennis and cross-country, she is a member of FCCLA, Key Club, Mixed and Multicultural Club, Science Club and yearbook. She is student councils representative for the ASB.

Keys to Awesomeness: The twins are studious and driven and credit their parents, Lien Sieu and Dat Tong.

This is part of a weekly feature, Whiz Kid. We want to pick out an outstanding Edmonds kid, youth group, teen or sports team to profile each week.

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

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 Heidi.Dietrich@Patch.com. Be sure to include the following information:

●      Nominator's Name

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●      Whiz Kid's Name

●      Whiz Kid's Age

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●      Whiz Kid's Key to Awesomeness (what made him/her successful?)

 If your nominee is selected, we'll contact you and assign a photographer to take a photo. For questions, e-mail Heidi.Dietrich@Patch.com.