Day 3 of Disney Dreamers Academy: ‘Make Yourself Known’

Cameryn Polk, DDA Class of 2024. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice Cameryn Polk bounded into the sunny outdoor space where her Saturday morning interview was scheduled to take place. A cheerleader, track and field athlete, and cross-country runner at Elite Scholars Academy in Clayton County, she could be the living and breathing example of Disney Dreamers Academy energy.& Polk is planning to attend Denison University, a private liberal arts college in Granville, Ohio, in the fall following graduation from Elite Scholars. The electricity that Polk gives off comes from her five years as a cheerleader, and she said she used that experience to help her with the Disney Dreamers Academy interviews and panels. “During cheer you have to learn how to use your voice because you are surrounded by a whole bunch of girls who already have that powerful voice and already have that character in them,” Polk said. “So you have to make yourself known.”& During her time at the Disney Dreamers Academy, Polk has used those skills to make herself known. “You have to find yourself, you have to make yourself known, it helps you get your voice heard and shine your light amongst a bunch of...