Sally Foster

SCHOOL: South Aiken High School

SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Marching and symphonic band, section leader and first chair; Schools for Schools Club president; Mu Alpha Theta National Math Honor Society; Spanish National Honor Society

AWARDS AND HONORS: National Merit Finalist; National Society of High School Scholars; College of Charleston Cistern Scholar; Augusta State University Fellow; Wofford Scholar , Columbia College Scholar and University of South Carolina Aiken Scholar; Region Honor Band

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: Mission trips to Uganda, Alabama, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia; volunteer with Beta Club and National Honor Society

COLLEGE/CAREER PLANS: Attend Clemson University Calhoun Honors College with a major in food science; obtain a master’s degree and become a research chef

OF NOTE: After a trip to Uganda with her church youth group, Sally started a Schools for Schools club at South Aiken High that helps fund the rebuilding of schools destroyed by the war in northern Uganda.

NOMINATOR’S QUOTE: Sally is an outstanding young woman with a heart for using her gifts to impact the world, both close to home and around the globe. From her willingness to work for no recognition or personal gain, I could see that this young lady was somebody special, and her involvement with the plight of the Ugandan children did not end when our community events concluded.” – Anne Poplin, English teacher

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