Disney Dreamers Academy was four days of positivity, life lessons and memories

Members of the Disney Dreamers Academy Class of 2024 led the way during a parade in their honor. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice Eight Georgians were among 100 students chosen for the Disney Dreamers Academy Class of 2024 Lake Buena Vista, Fl. – Day 1: Dream Big Led by their drum major, Mickey Mouse, a brass band and trio of drum majors from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), started a procession into a ballroom at Disney Contemporary Resort. Behind them were 100 talented young people representing communities from all over the country. They are the Disney Dreamers Academy Class of 2024. Eight of the Disney Dreamers are from the state of Georgia, with three hailing from metro Atlanta: Cameryn Polk, a senior at Elite Scholars Academy in Clayton County; Hannah Dennis, a freshman at Elite Scholars Academy; and Hollis Amir Law Mason, a junior soccer player and honors student at The Westminster Schools in Atlanta. The other students from Georgia are Bengina Amponsah, a senior at Lithia Springs High School who is interested in studying mechanical engineering; Lillian Farrar, a senior at Tallulah Falls High School; Riley Kennard, a junior at North Cobb High School’s Magnet Program for...