Filed under: High school, Teenager, Weird but True

17-year-old Matt Wong is an accomplished student, pianist and...sandwich maker. He likes to whip up gourmet sandwiches in the kitchen of his La Jolla, California home but often buys more than he needs just for his family. He's also a budding entrepreneur and decided he could use his leftover ingredients to make his classmates happy while earning a few bucks for himself.

He made up menus and handed them out at school. For just $5 each, the kids at his school could pass on the lunchroom mystery meat and instead enjoy a tomato, salami, olive baguette, a turkey pesto with zucchini or a roast beef with dill sandwich. He had fourteen orders by second period.

The next day, he set up shop on the quad and went about making his sandwiches. But once the principal got a whiff of what was going on, he told Wong to shut down his little sandwich shop because of health concerns and permit issues. "He was quite serious about making sure nobody got a sandwich, but I managed to
get them all out," says Wong.

Wong may have filled all his sandwich orders that day, but he also earned himself a two-day suspension. So,what did Wong do with his time at home? He invited his classmates over for sandwiches, of course.

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