Tapo had a week to prepare for the interview which was done on March 10. The kid reporter said it was a “dream come true” to speak with Obama, who’s one of her personal role models.

Lafayette student and Scholastic Kid Reporter Zhoriél Tapo received the opportunity to interview Vice President Kamala Harris. Tapo interviewed the vice president, as part of a YouTube show.

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) – 11-year-old Zhoriél Tapo, from Lafayette, recently fulfilled one of her bucket list items when she interviewed former first lady Michelle Obama. Zhoriél Tapo, a Kid Re… ...

L.J. Alleman Fine Arts Magnet Academy sixth grader Zhoriél Tapo, center, asks a question of former First Lady Michelle Obama during a Zoom roundtable on her new Netflix project, "Waffles + Mochi." ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) – Twelve-year-old Lafayette native Zhoriel Tapo is a Scholastic Kid reporter. Recently she had the chance to speak with former first lady Michelle Obama about her new ...