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Jeffrey Wynne's 'On Top of the Game'

It's all about sports and music for this young man.

Name: Jeffrey Wynne

Age: 11

Jeffrey Wynne was nominated as an East Haven Patch "Whiz Kid" by his fifth-grade teacher John Clifford (Big C) at . He is the son of Mike and Darlene Wynne and has an older sister, Shannon, who is 13. Recently, Jeff "stepped up" from Tuttle and will be attending JMMS in the fall as a sixth-grader.

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Some of Jeff's favorite things are chicken fingers, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and watching the movie "Dodge Ball." According to his Tuttle yearbook, his favorite saying is "no blood, no tears."

Activities:

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It’s all about sports for this young man. He plays hockey and lacrosse, and played baseball from t-ball on up until he joined a lacrosse team. Jeff also swims for leisure activity at home in his family’s pool. Reading is a past time for him as well; he enjoyed the "Twighlight" book series immensley. This year he was an anchor man for the first .

Other Interests:

Jeff loves to fish and enjoys outdoor play along with spending time with music lessons. The saxophone is Jeff’s choice for a musical instrument. He began playing the sax in the third grade at Carbone School, continuing in fourth grade there. 

When the schools reconfigured last fall, Jeff joined the school band at Tuttle and pursued his music. He had a sax duet this year with his buddy Anthony DeBenedet for the spring concert program, and plans on playing in the band at . Darlene Wynne has just purchased a new saxophone for him and hopes he will continue and eventually play in the marching band when he reaches .

Future Plans:

Becoming an NHL Hockey player is Jeff’s dream.

Accomplishments:

This past hockey season, Jeff received the "Team Leadership Award" from his hockey team. Academically, he was awarded excellence in technology, science and social studies during the fifth grade stepping up ceremony at Tuttle.

Key to Awesomeness:

According to Clifford, “Jeff is one who leads by example, not only academically, but also with how he respects others. I feel another key is his parents because education is very important to them. His dad once told me that school is his son’s ‘job’. Jeffrey always does his best in whatever he attempts.”

In conversation with mom Darlene, she had much to say of her son’s key to being awesome.

“Jeff is very smart, and able to think outside of the box, he is a good boy. Jeffrey is pretty much on top of the game in everything he does. He has a great relationship with his sister; I’d say that they are best friends.”

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