Active Leader Heading to UGA

Whiz Kid's Name: William David Herbert

Whiz Kid's Age: 18

Whiz Kid's School: , class of 2011. A Top 100 graduate, William will be attending University of Georgia in the fall and is planning on studying pre-med. He also will be attending Dawg Camp this summer, an invitation only leadership conference through the University of Georgia.

Whiz Kid's Accomplishments: A natural leader, William was class president both his junior and senior years and was one of the speakers at commencement. He was named "Most Involved," as voted on by the senior class. He was active in drama productions, vice president of the cultural awareness club and the Creekview High liaison to the . William also played midfielder for the Creekview soccer team and volunteered as coach for the U8 girls soccer team.

Whiz Kid's Key to Awesomeness: Andrea Hutchins has known William for seven years and believes his outgoing and positive attitude makes him not only likeable, but very successful. "He is always up for the challenge of working with our children. William helped our girls' team with team spirit, bettering their skills and coaxing even the most apprehensive players into the game and showed them how to shine on the competitive field. He did this all for the love of the game with no expectations of pay or endorsement from the parents. He is an admirable young man who has a bright future awaiting him."

SALUTE YOUR GRADUATE

Listen up, parents of ,  and  graduates. We know there are a lot of proud papas and mamas out there. Why not tell all of Canton about your child's accomplishments? Click Announce something to everyone, fill out all of the fields, upload a picture of your senior and your done. You can also upload a video message to your graduate. If you don't want to do that, nominate them for our weekly  feature.

Each week, Canton-Sixes Patch seeks suggestions from readers for individual kids, youth groups, teens, and even sports teams that wow us with their accomplishments.

Honor your high school graduate and nominate them for this weekly feature. Tell us their post-high school plans, whether that be college, the military or the professional world.

Submit your nominations in our comment box below or email the information to rodney.thrash@patch.com. Be sure to include all of the following information:

• Nominator's Name
• Nominator's E-Mail
• Whiz Kid's Name
• Whiz Kid's Age
• Whiz Kid's School
• Whiz Kid's Accomplishment
• Whiz Kid's Key to Awesomeness (what made him/her successful?)
• A current photo of the nominee (Attach as a JPEG image.) 

The winner's photograph will go up on the site at 2 p.m. Wednesday.