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| Volume XXV, Number 10 | July 23, 2004 |
By Felix DoBosz
HOLLYWOOD — Mia Da’Wana Sapp completed ten years of dedicated study, graduating from Hollywood Christian High School on June 4. Sapp excelled at school, making the principals list with a 3.7 average, and was only one A away from a perfect straight-A report card her senior year.
Her favorite class was American government; she remembers being fascinated by such subjects as the Pentagon Papers and Watergate.
Sapp, 19, also was a singer in the school choir and played clarinet for the school band. She was once nominated for school homecoming queen and was her class’s secretary-treasurer. One major accomplishment was helping to raise more than $20,000 by organizing and participating in car washes, candy and bake sales, and other fundraising activities.
Her proud parents, Leona Tommie Williams and Jerome Williams know their daughter has the talent and determination to excel at Johnson & Wales University, which she will attend in the fall.
Sapp was working as a teaching assistant at a summer job program at the Dorothy Scott Osceola (DSO) building when she had an opportunity to prepare food for the preschool department. Sapp enjoyed the experience so much that she made up her mind to become a chef.
“ She wanted to be a teacher at first, but then after cooking for the preschool department, she decided she really liked it,” said Leona.
Mia has always had an interest in cooking, even at an early age. “I remember she started cooking when she was around 12-years-old,” added Leona.
Some of her mother’s favorite dishes she prepares include lasagna, spaghetti, and of course, “Indian tacos.” However, Mia’s father said his favorite dish is blueberry flap jacks.
She would like to focus on developing healthy foods that not only taste great and are nutritious, but low in calories too.
Jemenia and Gregory Thomas, Sapp’s relatives, are currently attending Johnson & Wales University in North Miami, Fla. They discussed all the opportunities and different programs available there. Sapp toured the institution and campus and made her final decision with the help of her devoted parents to attend Johnson & Wales, starting this September.
Sapp, who would like to open her own restaurant one day, will study in the culinary career program, and learn to make all kinds of pastries and other fine cuisines. Sapp wants to travel to Europe and study there too, as well as enjoying and observing the finest continental restaurants.
Whitney Tucker, 18, graduated from Hollywood Christian School on June 4, along with her good friend Mia Sapp, who she has known since pre-school.
Tucker, whose favorite class was Bible study, attended Hollywood Christian for the past two years after moving with her mother Marie, from Taos, N.M. Her plans for this summer include getting a job at the tribal offices while attending Broward Community College (BCC).
For Whitney, one of the main reasons for attending BCC is she wants to think about what to major in. “I know friends who are in school, but aren’t sure what they want to do,” said Tucker. “I wouldn’t mind working with kids for the tribe,” she added.
With college just around the corner, Tucker is looking forward to attending the youth conference in Orlando this summer with her close friend, Sapp. They plan to tour and study famous historic Seminole battle sites on this trip.
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