Md. high school picks student with special needs for prom queen

[charlie and algernon]

Victoria Hill loves pink.

On prom night Saturday, she had all the essentials:

Prom dress — pink.


Corsage — pink.


Matching sunglasses — pink.


Her escort and best friend Brianna Gebauer’s shoes — also pink.


All that was missing was a matching tiara.


At 20 years old, the Northeast High School senior has overcome a lot in her life. Born with Down syndrome, Hill has survived leukemia, and suffered a stroke at 17 that left her right hand paralyzed.


For all her accomplishments, her classmates elected her prom queen Saturday at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, honoring her hard work and enduring nature.

More here: http://www.capitalgazette.com/maryland_gazette/news/schools/pasadena-high-school-picks-special-needs-student-as-prom-queen/article_7e0de3d5-7baf-56a9-9675-f5aaae926c4f.html

Good job Northeast High School!

[JPZenger]

1. They tried to do that at my daughter's high school, but she was disqualified because of her essay

My daughter and her friends got together to vote for a sweet girl for homecoming queen who had intellectual disabilities. The drama teacher even bought her a new dress for the occasion. However, she was disqualified because someone in charge decided that her required essay was inadequate.

[Ikonoklast]

2. Something was inadequate there, all right.

I'd say it was the compassion level of the person that disqualified her.

[AgingAmerican]

3. Kudos

and congratulations!