Los Gatos Patch Whiz Kid of the Week—Marissa Rajczi

Marissa Rajczi, Age 16

School: Incoming junior,

Accomplishments:

• Straight-A student since kindergarten!
• Athlete (currently favors field hockey, but has participated in soccer, volleyball, tae kwon do, softball and baseball)
• Skier and snowboarder extraordinaire!
• Employee at Raspberry Lips in Los Gatos (Check her out in her Sleeping Beauty and Ariel costumes!)
• Entrepreneur—started a business making decorative cake pops. Currently selling them to fundraise to help pay for her cousin’s service dog.
• Actress—won the award from her classmates as “most inspirational”
• Singer—member of choir since middle school
• Community service: supports a variety of community activities including “Girls on the Run,” a self-esteem building program for girls in grades 3-8; “Shining Stars," a program that provides recreation and social activities for children, siblings and parents challenged with pediatric cancer or another life-threatening disease; and feeding the homeless at the Sunnyvale Armory.

Key to Awesomeness: Marissa is full of life and always on the go, said proud mom Karen Rajczi.

"She is extremely busy juggling school, sports, work and her social life, but she is very well organized and packs the most possible into every day," mom continued adding that Marissa makes sure she has time to take it easy with days at the beach. 

Marissa also enjoys spending time with her friends and supporting them in their activities.

She is adventurous, always tries new things and has a good sense of humor, remembering to occasionally laugh at herself, mom said.