Whiz Kid: From the Shrine Fields to Broadcasting

Matti Baltrusaitis

Age: 17

School: Senior at Shrine Catholic High School

Cumulative GPA: 3.9

Accomplishments: As a member and captain of the Shrine High School girls varsity cross country, basketball and soccer teams, Baltrusaitis was the recipient of All Catholic awards in each sport. She is also a member of the National Honor Society, serves as  choir president, varsity football team statistician, coach for the Shrine grade school fifth-grade girls basketball team, founder of the Shrine Service Club, Kairos Leader, student director of the Shrine Middle School Choir - Music Connection, math and science tutor, yearbook committee, and a Goliards member (advanced choir).

Key to Awesomeness: Baltrusaitis plans on attending Michigan State University in the fall and was recently selected for the Broad Residential Option for Academic Distinction (BROAD) Freshman Business Program at the university. She plans on majoring in business and communications. Baltrusaitis hopes to one day become a sports broadcaster.

Do you know our next Whiz Kid?

Know a great kid who made Eagle Scout? How about a school group that worked on a project for charity? Did your local soccer team take the championship? They may be our next Patch Whiz Kid honorees.

Each week Royal Oak Patch seeks suggestions from readers for individual children, 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 editor Victoria Mitchell. Be sure to include all of the following information:

• Nominator's name
• Whiz Kid's name and age
• Whiz Kid's school
• Whiz Kid's accomplishment
• Whiz Kid's key to awesomeness (what made him/her successful?)
• Whiz Kid photo