Three Queens teens, referred to as ' Rising Stars '

Three Queens teens road to success right runs through the borough, recreation centres, busy.

Zahra Abd'Allah, Akeela Williams and Olatunbosun Tolulope (Andre) was recently named "Rising Stars" from the service parks mastering leadership skills and sportsmanship and then sharing these lessons with others.

"These are children who remained faithful, remained focused and complete what has ended," said Rosemary Paul, Deputy Chief of Queens recreation. "Become ambassadors for us."

Abd'Allah, 17, came to the city recreation centers almost ten years ago to learn how to swim.

Over the years it has excelled in a number of activities from swimming and track to golf.

Jamaica teenager uses the free home monitoring activities and facilities as a rigorous program of physical education which far outpaces a traditional curriculum in schools.

"Golf teachers can focus and determination," he said. "When you are swimming, all have time to reflect is living and breathing — makes a very strong person."

He studied photography Lost Battalion Hall, has been a part of the swim team at the Recreation Center and Roy Wilkins played golf on the Park Pond Baisley.

"Our hops on a bus, we hop on a train," said Abd'Allah. "I am in Staten Island to go into a program."

Poetry lessons at Roy Wilkins spoken explanations of skills used in performance to other centres.

"Sometimes my kids age does not really know about these programs or want to go out and find work, so that they can make some money," he said. "I feel like you live only once and it is not possible to re-live your childhood years.»

The experience gained has helped attract a well-rounded Abd'Allah cited as one of the only 100 adolescents in the nation selected to the Disney dreamer, an Academy workshop incentives and hands-on four days at Walt Disney World.

All three "rising stars" are interested in careers in the medical field.

Abd'Allah wants to pursue career as a naturopathic physician, while Williams eyeing a future as a pediatric cardiologist and plans to become a Olatunbosun orthopedic surgeon.

Olatunbosun, 16, a student at Benjamin Cardozo High School, he worked as a camp counselor and summer deals with many community service projects.

"This is great," said recreation centres Olatunbosun around the Municipal Council. "And are safe places to go."

Williams, a double-winner, dutch kids teaches younger.

"Everybody looks cool and then try," said the student, 15-year-old from George Washington Carver High School. "It is not only fun, it is hard work. Need to know how to work together. "

lcolangelo@nydailynews.com

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