Oluwatooni Akanni

My name is Oluwatooni Akanni, (AKA Tooni) which means " God is worth having," in my culture. I am originally from Nigeria but I moved to Minnesota about nine years ago. I have one brother and one sister. This fall I will be a senior at Johnson High School.

At Johnson I an enrolled in multiple extracurricular activities. I am the treasurer of the National Honor Society, a member of the Student Council, M.E.P (Multicultural Excellence Program), Admission Possible, E.T.S (Education Talent Search), I am a staff writer for the Johnson newspaper, and I am also on the varsity tennis and cheerleading team. In my spare time I love to volunteer at my library, play tennis, dance, and go shopping!! I love to compete, especially when am playing tennis. I am very spontaneous, energetic, and a easygoing person. Trust me if you spend five minutes with me you would instantly want to become my best friend!!

I love to listen to gospel music, particularly Kirk Franklin and Mary Mary. When I graduate from Johnson, I would love to attend the University of California -Los Angeles and major in journalism. My goal in life is to publish my own magazine.
Enough about me…. let's talk about MACCESS. Honestly, the one thing on my mind on the first day of MACCESS was my five hundred dollars. However, as the days and weeks went by, I hardly thought of the money; instead, I was thinking of the speech I had to present for Professor Christiansen's class, the position paper that was due for Professor Graham's class, and the worksheets that were due for Professor Warren's class. MACCESS is a challenging summer program that every college-bound high school student of color should apply for. I am very grateful that I got the opportunity to be a +part of this program. I have improved my writing, speaking and computer skills just by attending this four week program.