Andrew Kennamer
SCHOOL: Silver Bluff High School
SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Student Council; Student Body vice president; National Honor Society president; Academic Team; Beta Club; Spanish Club; varsity tennis and track; Fellowship of Christian Athletes
AWARDS AND HONORS: Presidential Leadership Award; participant in American Legion’s Palmetto Boys State program on government; Clemson Leadership Conference; Cherry Grove Leadership Camp
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: Veterans Walk, Augusta ALS Walk; Aiken County poll worker; usher at St. Joseph Catholic Church
COLLEGE/CAREER PLANS: Attend the University of South Carolina Aiken to pursue a career in graphic design or graphic art
OF NOTE: After a faculty member fell ill, Andrew volunteered to head up the school’s annual Veterans Day celebration. The program was a success with more than 50 veterans attending breakfast and lunch and being honored at the school’s assembly.
NOMINATOR’S QUOTE: “I personally can always depend on him to take directions and go above and beyond what was asked of him to complete. He is an outstanding student with wonderful work and study habits. He is very ambitious and a very hard worker in both academics and extracurricular activities. Andrew is honest, trustworthy, dependable and capable of succeeding in every way.” – Catherine Neal, guidance counselor