Joseph Bastante Gets Straight A's While Playing 4 Sports

Kinnelon-Butler Patch Whiz Kid of the Week: Joseph Bastante

• Grade: 5th grader
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• Accomplishment: Joseph is an athlete, playing baseball with as well as the Tri-Boro Bombers elite travel baseball team for the last three years. He also plays football (quarterback) in the Bloomingdale Youth Organization football (B-squad) program, has been a New Jersey State Placewinner multiple times as a four-year wrestler in the Pascack Hills program and a multiple-time all-star swimmer in the Small Lakes League for Glen Wild Lake, in Bloomingdale. On top of playing four sports, it is really his school work that sets him apart. The next B he gets in school will be the first one that he has ever gotten since he has earned straight A's for his entire educational career so far. 
• Key To Awesomeness: He has always had enthusiasm for everything that he does.  Participating in so many sports and keeping his school work in order demonstrates his willingness to work hard, which is why Joseph is this week's Whiz Kid.