June 16, 2008 6:47 AM
Another Down syndrome prom king
If you're wondering "another?" - Just Google Down syndrome and prom king to come up with more. Here's the latest:
All hail Morris' king for a day
Prom-goers cast votes for student with Down syndrome
June 8, 2008Tim Sullivan had vacillated about his high school prom. First, he said he'd be there, then he changed his mind.
But when the valedictorian of their class at Morris Central School, Victoria Galbreth, asked him to be her date, he was suddenly very eager to go.
And he's elated that he did -- because his classmates voted Tim, who was born with Down syndrome, prom king that night.
"Everyone agreed that they would vote for Tim because he has no enemies, he is friends and friendly with everyone, and everyone just plain loves him," says teacher Joanne Telfer.
Tim is a really popular guy in school, agrees Victoria, who has known him since grade school.
He loves dancing, and spent plenty of time at the event moving to "Dancing Queen," "Cotton Eye Joe" and tunes from "Grease" with Victoria, prom queen Kaitlin Meyers, and many other friends.
"Tim was dancing all over the place," says Victoria, who will enter Elmira College in the fall for biology, with pre-med in mind. "I had to steal him back a couple times". . . .
"He's very outgoing, very into theater and arts," Brigid says. "He enjoys being part of the community and going to cast parties."
Read entire article here.
Thanks, Tony for sharing this!
Posted in Disabilities, Down syndrome, Inclusion, Public schools | Permalink
Comments
How great to see high schoolers who choose to elevate those students who are kind and friendly rather than those who are rich or attractive, regardless of personality or character.
Posted by: Michelle Potter | June 16, 2008 11:07 AM
This is a great blog! I'm so glad I've found you!! My daughter Kennedy has Down syndrome... and Leukemia... and Atlantoaxial Instability... and... everything else possible, but she is absolutely the love of our lives! I can't wait to read more here!
Posted by: Renee Garcia | June 16, 2008 2:08 PM
I am Tim's Mom, and the day this article was published I was in a local hospital after falling and breaking my shoulder. I was in a room next to a gal who had just given birth to a daughter who had Down syndrome. She had other children, and her oldest daughter, learning of her new sister's birth, cried, and said,"Mom, the kids at school will make fun of her, and she will never go to a prom." I was able to direct her to this article and said,"Not only will she go to a prom, she will probably be a Prom Queen." I was so glad I ran into her in the hospital, but sorry I had to break my shoulder to acommodate the meeting. It is nice to see the article making the "good news" rounds!
Brigid Sullivan
Posted by: Ann Brigid Sullivan | February 21, 2009 3:30 PM
