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Courtesy of Myah Mitchell
Cambria Heights student participates
in 2020 Disney Dreamers Academy
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
cmohamed@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
Th e sky is not the limit for 16-year-old
Myah Mitchell from Cambria Heights,
who is aiming to become an astronaut.
Mitchell, a junior at the Mary Louis
Academy in Jamaica Estates, is one of
100 students accepted into the Disney
Dreamers Academy in January for the
four-day event held in March. But unfortunately,
Photo courtesy of
Myah Mitchell
her trip was cut short due to the
coronavirus outbreak.
Th e Disney Dreamers Academy was
founded in 2008 to give students with
a dream the tools it takes to let their
potential shine through. Th e Walt Disney
Company, entertainer Steve Harvey, and
ESSENCE Magazine hosts the four-day
event (March 12 to 15) for 100 select students
at Walt Disney Resort.
Th e Dreamers interact with Disney
cast members, celebrities,
industry experts
and community leaders
through inspirational
talks, immersive
career activities
and networking and
interviewing experiences.
M i t c h e l l ,
who became
i n t e r e s t -
ed in learning
more
about space
at the age of 4,
was inspired by
Mae Jemison,
the first
African-American woman to travel into
space.
“It’s really cool to know that she did
that and I want to do that too. Space
seems endless and we really can’t go far
into it yet because we don’t have that
type of technology,” Mitchell said.
“No one knows if there is an end to
it, and we just have to keep exploring.”
Although Mitchell
only experienced one
day of the Disney
Dreamers Academy, it was a fun outing
with free passes to Disney World and taking
a ride on the Disney Dreamers grand
marshal car, she said.
Now, Mitchell is starting to focus on
college. She is taking a closer look at
the potential universities she would
like to attend. She has her eyes on
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and
Technology, but keeping her options
open, she would also like to attend
colleges in Florida, Texas, Arizona or
Hawaii.
“Th ey’re all near the NASA bases and I
need to get my pilot license and a degree
in engineering,” Mitchell said.
Mitchell is a distinguished student who
is also a part of the National Society of
High School Scholars. She is into cheerleading,
orchestra, non-competitive
swimming and diving as well as robotics.
She is also a self-taught pianist and plays
the violin.
Myah Mitchell, 16, of Cambria Heights, aspires to become an astronaut. She was selected to attend the Disney Dreamers Academy in March.
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