Day 12 of October Down Syndrome Awareness Month! We are celebrating people with Down syndrome by sharing our local individuals with Down syndrome every day this month with their stories. Help spread awareness, acceptance, and meaningful inclusion in schools and community!
Jojo is quickly approaching her 21st birthday in February 2021.
She loves art, modeling, cross-fit, equine therapy, cheerleading(of course, pre-pandemic). Virtual school was a big adjustment for our social butterfly, but Johanna is a trooper and has adapted well.
This school year she has been getting up with an alarm and getting ready for school independently-Friday logging in completely to her Teams class for Draw-2.
This school year, post-graduation-was supposed to be CBI-community-based instruction heavy. Since we are in the pandemic, the teacher is doing all she can to try to connect career, needs, wants, intros to job opportunities available, money. One class last week stuck in her beautiful mind-“remember mommy, eye contact and body language”. The picture shared is from a virtual roaring 20’s gala via Zoom with a friend.
Sherry Blanco