HHS senior honored in magazine

Homewood High School senior Genny Pittman was honored as a teen spotlight in Potential magazine and featured alongside her parents, John and Liz Pittman.

Potential is a multimedia resource for parents of college-bound teenagers. In each issue, high-achieving students in the seventh through 12th grades are featured and nominated for the Reach Your Potential scholarship.

Teens are recommended by their school or community leaders for excelling in one or more of the following areas: academics, business, leadership, philanthropy, overcoming adversity, citizenship and community service, athletics and the arts. The magazine’s advisory board chooses teens each issue to feature and select which of the finalists will receive the $500 scholarship.

Pittman has received several honors as a swimmer: Olympic trial swimming qualifier in 2012, a four-time state champion in the 100-meter backstroke, an All-American swimmer since 2010 and Scholastic All-American swimmer. She also is a member of Peer Helpers, Student Government Association and Birmingham Belles and is a church lector. Pittman is a member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta, and she has received the Homewood Chamber of Commerce award as the outstanding student of Homewood Middle School.

She swims about nine times a week before and after school and does 5 a.m. morning laps and workouts.

“Genny is an avid swimmer,” school counselor Alison Hill said. “Her dedication is admirable and her commitment to her schedule and time management is outstanding.”