Maisie Crowned Prom Queen

[tmdgirl]

http://www.news-leader.com/article/20110509/NEWS04/105090341/Fair-Grove-s-prom-queen-touches-hearts?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE


Sue O'Dell said a decision by students to elect Maisie Garoutte prom queen didn't surprise her.

Maisie, a senior with Down syndrome, is well-known and liked by students and faculty in the Fair Grove district, said O'Dell, who has had the 19-year-old in her life skills classes since Maisie was in fifth grade.

"All the kids know her, the community knows her," O'Dell said.

"She's been in all the school plays; she has been since middle school."

Along with her classroom studies, Maisie carries out a variety of other jobs at school, O'Dell said.

She delivers school mail to teachers and is the school door greeter, she said.

While Maisie was crowned during the prom at the 425 DownTown banquet hall in Springfield April 30, she didn't let the celebrating end when the evening concluded.

Maisie wore her crown to school on Monday, O'Dell said.

"She's just wonderful," O'Dell said of her student. "Everybody should have a Maisie in their life."
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Maisie, center

I love this :smile:

[AngelFire]

Yay for Maisie!!! See sometimes we need these stories to remember that not everyone is an asshole.

[Obsolete]

This same thing happened at my son's school. I think I spoke about it on here before. The girl was being bullied so my son and his friends stood up for her and nominated her for Homecoming Queen. She won and when she gave her speech she said her whole life she wished she was a princess and now she really was one. There wasn't a dry eye in the whole fucking place.

[AngelFire]

Obsolete, I love you son. That was testament of how you raised him. Good Job Obs!!!