Saad Attia Aspires to Follow in his Father's Footsteps
By Ingy Fahmy
Saad Attia arrived to the Schutz gates 11 years ago as a humble and shy young boy from Kawmeya Language School. He describes that single moment as, “possibly one of the greatest and most beneficial decisions my parents have made in my childhood years”. Saad explains that growing up within the Schutz community has enabled him to be a well-rounded person who is eager and fervent about the next step in his life- his college career and soon after the real world!
Saad is planning to attend the American University in Cairo (AUC) where he will be pursuing a degree in BA Business Management. He hopes to apply this education when he steppes into the real world where he will be working alongside his father, managing a real estate company. Saad puts his father on a pedestal; therefore, all his visions for his future derive from how he aspires to be the man his father is. He describes his father as being a viable role model because “he built his company with no one’s effort but his own and still managed to be successful in his life as a business man, husband, father, and simply an honorable man”. Saad credits his father for the young man that he currently stands to be.
As a personality, Saad might come off as a person who is reserved and does not have much to say. But for those who truly know Saad and grew up with him at Schutz, they know better; Saad is a man of many words and he could possibly be one of the most outgoing and gregarious people on campus. He never has something bad to tell you and always leaves the person with a smile from a nice comment he made or the joke he cracked.
Saad points out that a strong point in him is the fact that he views work as a fun element and not just a duty that he has to perform. He claims that not many of his friends are aware of the fact that he likes to work, and they tend to think he is just very lazy. Saad does admit, however, that he has a flaw of losing his temper sometimes. But that weakness tends to be covered up by the benevolent, blissful, and gratified character that Saad was able to establish for himself.
The years at Schutz will be embedded into Saad’s memory for many, many years to come. He describes one of the most memorable moments at Schutz as being both Varsity Soccer and Volleyball tournaments in Doha this year where he enjoyed his last EMAC/ISAC events alongside his lifelong classmates which he now considers to be his brothers and sisters. Leaving behind all the soccer games played at lunch, his well-spent free blocks, and his classes with the former Arabic teacher, Miss Samiha, will truly be a daunting task for Saad, as he will miss every single minute of them. On the contrary, Saad is glad to finally be closing the door on his Math and Science classes as he suffered a great deal in both.
Saad is eager to start a new page in his life as he closes this chapter of his life. But before he exits the familiar grounds he grew up in, he would like to extend a few words to various Schutz parties, “First off, I would like to thank Schutz as a teaching institution not only as an academic one but also as sociable one as it helped me form the responsible and independent person I graduate as. In return Schutz, I would like to offer you my own advice: it truly is time to establish a healthy and high-quality canteen for your students. Finally, upcoming seniors, start your college applications early and get it out of the way so the rest of your senior year would be one for the books”.
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