Down Syndrome Girl is Queen for a Day
Anne Jennings of Libertyville High School ’s is a Queen, both inside and out. And her schoolmates feel the same way. She dances down the halls and hugs her friends excitedly. Her school voted her Homecoming Queen and since then, she has been dancing on air.
As a 17-year-old with Down syndrome, the senior feels deeply honored.
“Before, I was just plain me,” said Jennings. “When I was queen, it changed. It’s amazing. Everyone loves me. I love me.”
Her mother’s videotape of the October 3 crowning pretty much says it all. After the crown is placed on Anne’s head, the video starts bouncing in time with her mother’s sobs of happiness.
“Amazing. Unbelievable,” says Ms. Jennings. “You teach kids to do the right thing and treat people all like individuals, and look what happens.
As one of her long-standing friends Lauren Vogg says, ” “I think over the years, we have recognized her more as a high school student and not just a person with special needs.”
We all deserve to feel like royalty. What can you do today to feel like King or Queen? Let your royalty roll out like a plush red carpet!
