At Home In CT 5/16/21
Episode description
Two Valedictorians, then and now (1995 and 2021), 26 years apart. The connecting story line. How is life different at the same high school 26 years apart… what is expected of women, what do women expect, what does it take to excel? What the opportunities are for women in college and career, then and now.
The 1995 Valedictorian at Mercy, Alissa DeJonge, is completing her first year as President of Mercy High School. (What a year!) What’s it like to come back to your HS as its leader? And during an unprecedented pandemic.
And this year’s Valedictorian Kaila Lujambio of Wallingford, has a remarkable academic, athletic, and community activism record, even amid this year of COVID. The resiliency (and community volunteer efforts) of this class of 2021