Kai Zhang received the Jeanette Wang Scholarship Award recently during the OCA's 2016 Dynamic Achiever Award Gala, according to a statement from the Pleasantville school district.
Zhang was presented the award by Pleasantville residents Gary and Linda Sledge, according to the statement, which said that Linda Sledge is a secretary for the local OCA chapter.
The teenage scholar attended the gala with his U.S. guardian, New York Times puzzle master Will Shortz, according to the statement.
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