5 Things: Playoff Challenge, Whiz Kid Nominations

1. Today, there's a 40 percent chance of rain before 1 p.m. Then, the day will turn from cloudy to mostly sunny with a high near 65.

2. The deadline for our is today at 5 p.m. Make your predictions for the chance to win some Patch prizes.

3. Each week, we'll honor a local Whiz Kid for his or her accomplishments. Nominate individual kids, youth groups, teens, and even sports teams by e-mailing our editor at gaeteana.pipia@patch.com. Be sure to include your name and e-mail, along with the Whiz Kid's name, age, school, accomplishment and "key to awesomeness."

4. is holding its weekly Alcoholics Anonymous meeting tonight at 8.

5. Did You Know? On this day in history in 1870, Republican Hiram Rhodes Revels from Mississippi was sworn into the United States Senate, making him the first African American to sit in the U.S. Congress.