McKenna Marie Shaw, also known as Kenna, is the daughter of Adam and Kate Shaw. McKenna has two siblings: Brandon, her older brother, and Daveney, her little sister. She also has two dogs named Colt and Remington. McKenna, a 17-year-old, born on December 29, 2004, in Sioux Falls, lived in Marion, South Dakota until 3rd grade, before moving to Madison, South Dakota.
McKenna can’t live without her blanket and TikTok since they both induce her to fall asleep. She also enjoys watermelon and McKenna loves science because she finds it interesting and always looks forward to learning more about it. One thing that comes easy to McKenna is making drinks at Scooter’s Coffee. While working at Scooter’s, she enjoys making customers happy. McKenna’s favorite color is light blue and if you see McKenna watching a T.V. show, you might find her watching Grey’s Anatomy. McKenna’s car best describes the last year of her life because she’s always in it and if McKenna had $5 million dollars, she would build a nice house.
McKenna's bucket list has skydiving on it, despite her fear of heights. “I am going to drop to my death,” she says. Along with this, she fears public speaking, spiders, and snakes. McKenna has had three surgeries: one for her elbow from gymnastics and two for her ankle from volleyball and gymnastics. McKenna’s extracurricular activities consist of volleyball stats and Best Buddies and if she could live anywhere, she would live somewhere warm because of South Dakota’s frigid temperatures. If McKenna could have a superpower, she would like to read minds since she’s interested in what other people think.
McKenna plans to go to Southeast Technical College after graduation for Surgical Technology. In 10 years, she sees herself holding down a good job as a Surgical Tech in Sioux Falls and with a family. “Make the best of every moment,” remains McKenna’s life motto and she also says, “I recommend walking with your hands out, down the back hallway near Ms. Weeldreyer’s and Mr. Bierschbach’s room.”