2011 Sports Reporting Camp teen reporters

Meet the 2011 Intermediate Camp teen reporters.

Abdi Sheikh

Hometown: Columbia Heights, MN
School: Columbia Heights High School
Grade: 10th
What is your ideal future career? Engineer
How many languages do you speak? Three – Somali, Arabic and English
Who’s your favorite character from a book or movie? Blade because he was a human death machine
What do you do for fun? Play football and video games
If you could interview a celebrity, who would it be? Kanye West because he has an interesting personality
If you could have a superpower, what would it be? Stop time so I could have all the time in the world
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Spain because it looks awesome

Abdulrahman Adam

Hometown: Fridley, MN
School: Fridley High School
Grade: 10th
What is your ideal future career? Sports journalist for ESPN or a lawyer
How many languages do you speak? Two – English and Somali
Who’s your favorite character from a book or movie? Harry Potter because he’s always doing something amazing
What do you do for fun? I like to play basketball and hang with friends for fun and play football
If you could interview a celebrity, who would it be? Kobe Bryant because he’s my favorite celebrity
If you could have a superpower, what would it be? To fly so I could get places quicker
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Los Angeles so I can meet some celebrities and watch the Lakers play

Annika Williamson

Hometown: Brooklyn Center, MN
School: Champlin Park High School
Grade: 11th
What is your ideal future career? International business
How many languages do you speak? One – English, but I’m taking Spanish 4 this year.
Who’s your favorite character from a book or movie? Harry Potter and the excitement of Quidditch
What do you do for fun? I read, write and listen to music
If you could interview a celebrity, who would it be? That’s a hard question … Daniel Radcliffe or Zac Efron
If you could have a superpower, what would it be? Telekenetic abilities
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Europe. Then I can go all around.

Gino Terrell

School: Maple Grove Senior High
What is your ideal future career? Sports journalism
How many languages do you speak? Two – English and some Spanish, but I’m not fluent.
Who’s your favorite character from a book or movie? Xena
What do you do for fun? Play sports
If you could interview a celebrity, who would it be? Mark Sanchez because he’s my favorite athlete
If you could have a superpower, what would it be? Immortality
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Spain to watch Real Madrid and see Cristiano Ronaldo

Hamza Ahmed

Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
School: Fridley High School
Grade: 9th
What is your ideal future career? My ideal future career is to be a business man.
How many languages do you speak? Three – I speak English, Somali and Arabic.
What do you do for fun? I play basketball for fun.
If you could interview a celebrity, who would it be? I would interview Dwayne Wade because he is my favorite basketball player.
If you could have a superpower, what would it be? I would have super speed because I want to be faster than everyone.
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? I would go to Somalia because that’s the motherland.

Jesus Vega

Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
School: St. Paul Academy
Grade: 9th
What is your ideal future career? Programmer
How many languages do you speak? Three – English, little Spanish, learning Chinese
Who’s your favorite character from a book or movie? Tyler Perry’s Madea
What do you do for fun? Surf the web, be lazy, watch movies
If you could interview a celebrity, who would it be? Tyler Perry because he’s the genius behind Madea
If you could have a superpower, what would it be? Control people
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Japan, to see all the cool things it has, and to have the candy

Joe Geske

Hometown: St. Paul, MN
School: Cretin-Derham Hall
Grade: 12th
What is your ideal future career? A sports statistician or sports reporter or in sports broadcasting
How many languages do you speak? One – English
Who’s your favorite character from a book or movie? The Joker from The Dark Knight
What do you do for fun? Play sports, hang out with friends and watch sports
If you could interview a celebrity, who would it be? Thomas Robinson (Kansas basketball) because he’s my favorite player
If you could have a superpower, what would it be? To fly to get places quicker
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? I want to attend the 2014 men’s World Cup in Brazil

Katie Dennis

Hometown: Burnsville, MN
School: Burnsville High School
Grade: 10th
What is your ideal future career? Pediatrician
How many languages do you speak? One – English and I’m taking my 2nd year of Spanish
Who’s your favorite character from a book or movie? Michael J. Fox as Marty in Back to the Future because I love the movie and the director
What do you do for fun? Track, cross county, cross country skiing, visit my cabin and hang out with friends
If you could interview a celebrity, who would it be? Joe Mauer because he’s a great player, even though his year hasn’t been that great
If you could have a superpower, what would it be? Invisibility because it could come in handy
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Thailand. My aunt is from there and it looks so beautiful

Laila Orsi

Hometown: São Paulo, Brazil
School: Southwest High School
Grade: 12th
What is your ideal future career? World news reporter
How many languages do you speak? Three – Portuguese, English and Spanish
Who’s your favorite character from a book or movie? I really don’t have one…
What do you do for fun? Dance and go to the movies
If you could interview a celebrity, who would it be? Selena Gomez because I find her to be and inspiration. She is kind and down-to-earth.
If you could have a superpower, what would it be? Reading people’s minds because then I’d always know the truth
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? India because I am fascinated by their colorful culture

Matt Muenzberg

Hometown: Shorewood, MN
School: Benilde-St. Margaret’s
Grade: 12th
What is your ideal future career? Sports journalist
How many languages do you speak? One – English
Who’s your favorite character from a book or movie? The Joker because he’s unpredictable
What do you do for fun? Hang out with friends and play/watch sports
If you could interview a celebrity, who would it be? Barry Bonds to get his side of the story
If you could have a superpower, what would it be? To know what people are thinking. It would be interesting to see how often people speak their mind.
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? New York City. There’s so much to do.

Nick Wagner

Hometown: Ada, MN
School: Ada-Borup High School
Grade: 11th
What is your ideal future career? Public relations/photographer in the Navy
How many languages do you speak? Two/Dos – English and Spanish
Who’s your favorite character from a book or movie? Bruce from Bruce Almighty. He has God’s powers.
What do you do for fun? Hang out with friends, drive around, play baseball and take pictures
If you could interview a celebrity, who would it be? President Obama. Well, he is the president. Seems like a cool guy.
If you could have a superpower, what would it be? Ability to teleport. I could explore the world – quickly and free.
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Japan to view the cities of the country’s unique, scenic views.

Stephon Frimpong

Hometown: Maplewood, MN
School: North High School
Grade: 9th
What is your ideal future career? Baseball or football
How many languages do you speak? One – English
Who’s your favorite character from a book or movie? Shia Labeouf. He is cool and funny in the Transformers movies.
What do you do for fun? Play my Playstation 2
If you could interview a celebrity, who would it be? Jake T. Austin because he is very funny
If you could have a superpower, what would it be? Super speed because I could go anywhere I want
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Hawaii. It’s a nice beautiful place and relaxing.

Tilyn Hollis

Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
School: Breck High School
Grade: 11th
What is your ideal future career? Professional athlete
How many languages do you speak? Two – English and Spanish
Who’s your favorite character from a book or movie? Jesus from He Got Game. He’s an amazing player.
What do you do for fun? Basketball
If you could interview a celebrity, who would it be? Kobe Bryant because he’s my favorite player
If you could have a superpower, what would it be? Super speed. It would be fun to run without people knowing.
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Bora Bora because it seems really relaxing