VIDEO: Medfield Whiz Kid: Matt Triest

Medfield Patch's "Whiz Kids" is a column featuring individual kids, youth groups, teens, and even teams, who wow us with their accomplishments.

Whiz Kid's Name: Matt Triest

Whiz Kid's School: Medfield High School, junior

Whiz Kid's Accomplishments: “Over the summer, I opened a toy and craft store in The Popponesset Marketplace called Kids Creative Corner,” Triest said. “The Popponesset Marketplace is a really cool place. It’s only open in the summer and caters to visitors and residents. The marketplace offers an ice cream store, mini-golf, pizza and many other shops. Last winter I wrote a business plan for Kids Creative Corner. We offer sand art and toys and we had a great first year.” To read more on Triest opening his summer business, click here.

Whiz Kid’s Key to Accomplishment: “Last summer, I read a book by the guy who created Zappos.com and I saw a little bit of me inside of him,” Triest said. “He was one that when he was younger, he always had to be busy and he actually started his own worm farm, which is pretty cool. He really inspired me to open my store."

A Little Bit About Matt: Matt’s favorite subject at Medfield High School is math. “I just love working with numbers,” Triest said. “It’s always fun to work out numbers and solve problems. Matt said he likes to hang out with his friends outside of school and go to the movies. He is also enjoys going to the gym and likes playing golf on Cape Cod. Matt said his favorite thing about Medfield is its history and quality of schools. Matt said he plans to study business when he gets into college and “work for a company for a few years” after graduation before “hopefully” starting his own company.

We Want to Hear From You:

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 jeremie.smith@patch.com.. 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 and assign a photographer to take a photo. For questions, contact Medfield Patch editor Jeremie Smith at jeremie.smith@patch.com