Haley M. Dennard

SCHOOL: Jefferson County High School

SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Senior class president; Beta Club; Key Club; chorus president; Fellowship of Christian Athletes; cross country team; former member of softball and soccer teams

AWARDS AND HONORS: Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award winner for Georgia; University of Georgia Certificate of Merit; Erskine Fellow; Augusta State University Scholar; Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award University of Rochester

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: Worship leader at First Baptist Church of Louisville, Ga., and a member of the church’s Go M.A.D (Make a Difference) Youth Ministry; summer basketball coach for mentor program for children from low-socioeconomic backgrounds; volunteer for World Changers and Rivers Alive!; Augusta Youth Council Advisory Board member; abstinence speaker for Augusta Care Pregnancy Center; co-owner and lead tap instructor for Tip, Toes, and Taps Dance studio in Louisville.

COLLEGE/CAREER PLANS: Attend Augusta State University to pursue a degree in music and counseling to become a music and youth minister.

OF NOTE: Haley is a Student Intern Autism Educator who provides 10 hours a week in-home instruction for a child with autism

NOMINATOR’S QUOTE: “Any teenager can help and volunteer around the community, but it takes a SPECIAL one to work with a child with SPECIAL needs. Haley has a heart of gold and is servant-minded. – Julie Prescott, employer and coordinator for Walk for Autism-Augusta

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