Ava Garnett has earned the honor of being the first Summer Spotlight Employee at the Hannibal Aquatic Center. Hannibal Parks & Recreation is paying tribute to employees at the Aquatic Center this summer with a special award each week.
This is Garnett’s first year as a lifeguard. She is a senior at Hannibal High School. She enjoys hanging out with her family, shopping and sports. She said in five years she hopes to be attending college to receive a bachelor’s degree in criminology. Garnett likes working at the Aquatic Center. “I love helping people and seeing everyone outside enjoying themselves,” she said. “It makes me happy.”
She said her nickname at the pool is Talls.
The Summer Spotlight Employee receives prizes from Tom Boland Ford, Java Jive, Families and Communities Together and Pepsi.

Ava Garnett