Genna

Genna is currently a Junior at South Forsyth High School (Cumming, GA).  She is a member of the SFHS War Eagle Marching Band and former member of both the Color Guard and Indoor Percussion.  She plays the flute in the SFHS Concert & Marching Bands and is the Vice-President for the band program.  She has joined the Pickleball, German, One Africa, and Skills USA clubs, and narrowly lost her bid to be Freshman Class President.  She was recently inducted in the National German Honor Society and the SFHS Beta Club.  Genna also received a scholarship from AATG (American Association of Teachers of German) and spent 3 weeks of Summer '23 in Germany taking classes with the Goethe Institute.  She stayed with a host family in Sassenburg in the North of Germany.  In the Spring of 2024, Genna took and passed the German Language Diploma (DSD) Level 1 program and is qualified to be admitted to preparatory schools in Germany.  In the Fall of 2024, she will be hosting a German student from Leipzig here in Cumming and will visit Leipzig herself in Spring 2025.

Genna is a founding member of Scouting America Troop 5109 in Suwanee and has attended Florida Sea Base as well as Summit High Adventure Camps.  She is currently a Life Scout and was recently elected into the Order of the Arrow and completed her Ordeal to become a member of Mowogo Lodge #243.  She has been: Chaplain's Aide, Patrol Leader (3x), Asst Patrol Leader, and Troop Guide.  She is planning her Eagle Project and working on her final merit badges.

For Summer 2024, Genna worked at Sweetwater Pools as a lifeguard at Brannon Hall and other local pools and provided private swim lessons to children.