MIAMI (CBSMiami) – It’s promenade season! And in a single South Florida ballroom, college students celebrated not simply commencement, but in addition their very own particular skills on the Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ tenth Annual Prom for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
“I’m feeling amazing. I’m feeling grateful. I’m feeling pride. I’m feeling wonderful today,” mentioned scholar Jordan Harris.
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About 200 college students dressed up for the event on the Doubletree Hilton ballroom.
“I was looking forward to having fun and socialize with each other and hang out,” mentioned scholar Jose Ravelo.
For lecturers like Paola Papili from Homestead Senior High, she says it’s nice to see college students out of the classroom and having a ball!
“It just fills my heart,” Papili mentioned. “A lot of dedication in this event and to see the kids have fun and practice all their social skills is the best thing.”
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“This is a very, very special day. Prom for all students graduating is an important celebration. It’s a rite of passage. These students are doing the same thing,” mentioned M-DCPS Superintendent Dr. Jose Dotres.
Of course, no promenade is full with out a king and queen!
Diego Reyes and Elizabeth Vincent donned sashes and crowns as fellow college students cheered them on.
As for all times after commencement, Jordan Harris has a fairly good plan.
“People trying to chase their dreams. Find things to do,” he mentioned. “Get off their butt and use their heart!”
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The promenade is free for college kids with ASD because of beneficiant donors.