2011 Fall News Team class

Meet the 2011 Fall News Team class.

Brook Belachew

Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
School: Lincoln International High School
Grade: 12th
What is your ideal future career? Doctor
How many languages do you speak? Two – English and Amharic
Who’s your favorite character from a book or movie? Katniss from Hunger Games
What do you do for fun? Play soccer, games and dancing
If you could interview a celebrity, who would it be? Angelina Jolie because I want to talk about her humanitarian efforts.
If you could have a superpower, what would it be? Bringing dead people to life because it’s very important.
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Ethiopia because that’s where I was born, and I would like to go there someday.

Daniel Roeun

Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
School: Washington Technology Magnet School
Grade: 10th
What is your ideal future career? Rapper and lawyer
How many languages do you speak? Three – Madarin, Hmong, and English
Who’s your favorite character from a book or movie? Flapjack
What do you do for fun? Hangout with friends, movies, video games, football and sports.
If you could interview a celebrity, who would it be? Dumbfounded or Traphik because these two rappers talk about a lot of problems.
If you could have a superpower, what would it be? Fly because I can go anywhere I want.
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Japan because to me it is a very interesting place. It is more alive than Minnesota.

Jade Siekkinen

Hometown: Eagan, MN
School: School of Environmental Studies
Grade: 12th
What is your ideal future career? Anthropologist or Broadcast journalist
How many languages do you speak? One – English
Who’s your favorite character from a book or movie? Frank from Donnie Darko because he’s mysterious and makes you think.
What do you do for fun? Photography, scrapbook, watch movies
If you could interview a celebrity, who would it be? James Franco and Johnny Depp because they are sexy! Plus, I am a big fan of Depp’s acting. He seems so introspective.
If you could have a superpower, what would it be? Time travel, so I could visit past eras and be in two places at once (like Hermoine in Harry Potter).
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Papua New Guinea because it’s the last explored land on Earth.

Kevin Mosner

Hometown: St. Paul, MN
School: Focus Beyond SPS
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? Sherlock Holmes because he has awesome detective skills.
What do you do for fun? Watch baseball, football, and movies.
If you could interview a celebrity, who would it be? Brad Pitt because he was in Moneyball and is a great actor.
If you could have a superpower, what would it be? Wolverine’s powers
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Austin, Texas to see the Music Hall of Fame.

Mohamed Ahmed

School: Lincoln International High School
Grade: 12th
What is your ideal future career? To become a dentist or police officer
How many languages do you speak? Three – Somali, English, and Kiswahil
Who’s your favorite character from a book or movie? Brund from the movie The Boy with Pajamas
What do you do for fun? Play soccer
If you could interview a celebrity, who would it be? Fernando Torres because I admire how he plays soccer.
If you could have a superpower, what would it be? To know what others are thinking

Patricia Harris

Hometown: St. Paul, MN
School: Como Park Senior High
Grade: 12th
What is your ideal future career? Lawyer
How many languages do you speak? One – English
Who’s your favorite character from a book or movie? My favorite character is the character Will Ferrell plays in Semi-Pro
What do you do for fun? I hangout with my friends, talk on the phone, volunteer work, sports.
If you could interview a celebrity, who would it be? I would interview Aaliyah because she was my idol
If you could have a superpower, what would it be? I would like to read people’s minds because people are not always honest, and it would be fun
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? I would go to Italy because it has lots of historic buildings there, and I think it would be fun.

Raho Warsame

Hometown: Egypt
School: Southwest High School
Grade: 10th
What is your ideal future career? Nurse and a published author
How many languages do you speak? 2.5 – English, Somali, and Arabic
Who’s your favorite character from a book or movie? November from the book November Blues by Sharon Draper.
What do you do for fun? Read
If you could interview a celebrity, who would it be? Rihanna
If you could have a superpower, what would it be? Helping and healing those who are ill and erase poverty.
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Iran – I have family there. Also spread the love of books.

Safia Hassan

Hometown: Kenya
School: Lincoln International High School
Grade: 9th
What is your ideal future career? To become a nurse
How many languages do you speak? Ttwo – Somali and English
Who’s your favorite character from a book or movie? Maya Angelous because she’s a good character and makes you understand what she’s saying.
What do you do for fun? Hangout with friends
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? New York