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Jeffrey Wong, who spent the first few years of his life in China, could not speak English when he started kindergarten at Forkner Elementary School in 1996. But that initial communication barrier has not prevented him from becoming the top student in his class at Edison High School.
Jeffrey has a 4.32 grade-point average, competes in singles on his school's varsity tennis team, plays the piano and violin, and still finds time to do volunteer work for the drowning prevention program at Children's Hospital Central California and for the Tzu Chi Foundation's monthly medical clinic for needy families.
Mary Jo Quintero, a nurse at Children's Hospital, said she nominated Jeffrey for the Academic All-Stars because of his academic excellence and ability to work with people.
"He could be president of the United States," she said. "He's going to be successful in whatever he does."
Jeffrey wants to attend medical school and become an allergist.
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