I had read about the Tempe special education student who was voted Homecoming King last week, and Devoted Reader A. suggested that I blog it to show that there is some good news in the public school system.
Marcos de Niza High School's landslide winner for homecoming king was a 21-year-old student with Down syndrome.
Poco Carton is legendary around campus for his daily dance moves at lunch and his insistence on saying hello to nearly everyone.
"I'm Mr. Popular here, for this whole school," said Carton, who was crowned Friday.
Students across campus said they welcomed the break from the usual homecoming winners.
"It's always the same people, but not this year," said senior Kylie Taylor, 18.
He also found similar stories of other Kings and Queens here and here. It's nice to have some good news to blog for a change, and I hope my posts don't tend to focus too much on the negative in the public school system.
Posted by kswygert at October 13, 2003 12:40 PM