Jenna, from Michigan, has had cochlear implants since a young child. She’s been actively involved in a variety of areas. She’s a member of the marching and concert bands, the drama club, robotics team, student council, scouts, and the APEX youth group. She’s also been dually enrolled, taking college classes along with her high school classes, while maintaining stellar grades. Moreover, she’s worked loading and unloading tires at a local tire shop for the last four years. Jenna has received many awards. These range from academic awards to a poetry award to attaining the eagle scout level among others. She also was awarded the DAR Good Citizen Award due to her community outreach work.
Jenna will be attending Saginaw Valley State University with plans to major in Occupational Therapy.