Helping Others Means A Lot to This Whiz Kid

Welcome to the weekly Whiz Kid feature! Each week, we will highlight youth in our area who make a difference in their schools, families, churches or communities.

This week's Whiz Kid is Mount Pleasant resident Mackenzie Geyer from Gifford Elementary.

Whiz Kid's Name: Mackenzie Geyer

Whiz Kid's School: Gifford Elementary, 5th grade

Whiz Kid's Accomplishment: Mackenzie is an honor student who plays the clarinet, is a member of the student council, and serves as a student mediator.

Whiz Kid's Key to Awesomeness: Like most kids, Mackenzie likes to draw, make crafts and play on the beach, but she also thinks that the key to being awesome is caring about other people's feelings. Mackenzie takes that philosophy and applies it to her everyday and her plans for the future.

"When I see kids on the playground who are alone at recess, I ask them if they want to play," she said. 

Mackenzie also donates her own money to charity and wants to keep getting good grades.

"I want to get into college to be a physical therapist so I can help people," she stated.