March is Women’s History Month, and the A. I. Prince community acknowledged the contributions of its own members with an Outstanding Young Women of Prince awards ceremony on March 24, 2009.

Four ladies from each grade were honored, along with the late Susana Tepi, for their influence in making Prince a better learning community. After a breakfast reception for the honorees and their invited guests, Mr. William Chaffin, Principal, addressed the assembly and encouraged all the young women to aim high and work to attain their goals.  Ms. Kerry Rousseau and Ms. Sarah Curry introduced the two guest speakers, Antonette Colon and Sharon Garrett.  Both women are graduates of Prince who overcame enormous obstacles to become successful in their fields.  Ms. Colon is an attorney with Ernst and Young in Hartford, CT. and Ms. Garrett is a lieutenant with the Hartford Department of Corrections.  They shared their inspiring stories, exhorting the honorees that this was a moment in time to focus on all the possibilities in life and to “pursue your dreams.”

Ms. Kerry Rousseau and Mrs. Tina Cotter presented the 2009 honorees with hand dipped white chocolate flower lollipops, certificates and long stemmed roses.  Honorees included seniors Diamond Cooper, Danielle Sheppard, Lourdes Torreira, Jennifer Vicente, juniors Jazmine Anderson, Julie Figueroa, Marilyn Pinto, Steffanie Rivera, sophomores Chasity Alamo, Elsie Alvarez, Kimberly Roldan, Yamilka Roman, and freshmen Vanessa Hernandez, Prittania Raffington, Vivian Saint Hilaire, and Chelse Terry.

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