Posted on 10/15/2014 6:23:14 PM PDT by Morgana
FULLTITLE: Two teenagers and life-long friends are the first students with Down Syndrome to be crowned homecoming king and queen in Florida
For the first time ever, two high school students from Florida with Down syndrome were crowned homecoming king and queen.
Travjuan Hunter, who goes by Bubba, and his queen Semone Adkins stood in a football field on October 11th in front of all their peers who cheered them on as they were adorned with crowns and handed bouquets of flowers.
Bubba proudly wore a black tuxedo and Semone stunned in a floor length sparkly gray dress.
The two lucky students were among 12 students at West Orange High in Central Florida competing for the title of homecoming king and queen.
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There may be some hope yet for our youth..
Please tell me you’re kidding.
I so agree. I watched the video. I know why they chose Bubba as the King, he is one cool dude.
This happened at my daughters very large high school last week. At the football game, the homecoming queen was announced, and she was a young lady with Down’s Syndrome. There was a thunderous roar from the students section, and they then started chanting her name. The girl was overwhelmed. It was quite touching and restored a bit of my faith in the upcoming generation.
There may be some hope yet for our youth..
Well last week we were complaining that a lesbian couple were crowned. We said our future is in big trouble with the youth today. which is it???? lol.
Isn’t that special?
I gotta admit, reading the stories of the their respective births, my screen started getting a little blurry.
What a neat story. Bubba’s rockin’ that tux, too.
Betcha kids voted for them just to screw with people
There is a lot of good left in America.
I’m sure the students will forever have fond memories of the event when sharing their yearbooks with their friends and families.
Maybe, maybe not.
I still like that kid Bubba. I’m glad he won. He’s really cool.
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