April McDaniel
SCHOOL: Edmund Burke Academy
SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Advisory Council Board of Directors; Interact Club; Science Club; Beta Club; math team; one-act play cast member and director’s assistant; Fellowship of Christian Students; Future Georgia Educators
AWARDS AND HONORS: Edmund Burke Academy and Burke County STAR student; U.S. Achievement Academy National English Merit Award; Woodmen of the World History Award; Georgia Certificate of Merit; Augusta State University Certificate of Academic Achievement; 4-H National Conference representative; Governor’s Youth Summit Planning Committee; first place, 4-H State Congress, for District Project Achievement in Flowers, Shrubs and Lawns
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: Burke County 4-H Club president; State 4-H Board of Directors and Southeast District Senior Board of Directors; Burke County Teen Republicans secretary
COLLEGE/CAREER PLANS: Attend University of Georgia ; pursue a degree in applied biotechnology and specialize in plant biotechnology; obtain a doctorate in this field.
OF NOTE: April is the youngest person in Burke County to achieve Master Gardener certification. She has a passion for orchids.
NOMINATOR’S QUOTE: “Even with a full schedule of classes for her senior year, April elected to joint enroll and successfully completed a United States History class with a 96 average at East Georgia College during first semester. April is a gifted student who does not retreat from a challenge. ” – Emma P. Johnson, school counselor
