Fannisha Price Earns Full Scholarship to Marshall

Brooklyn Generation School participates in campus-wide athletics at South Shore High School where the school is located.  Opened in 1970, South Shore is home to the purple and gold Vikings.  The tradition of outstanding athletics continues today with 19 PSAL (Public School Athletic League) teams on campus.

This season we have a lot to celebrate as two of our star basketball players – Fannisha Price (Forward, Brooklyn Generation) and Jenice Winter (Wing, Victory Collegiate) – have received full scholarships to play on two Division One women’s basketball teams at Marshall and Virginia Commonwealth University.  Victory Collegiate is a Generation Schools affiliate school.

Fannisha Price (on left)

At a celebration for the girls, their families and teammates, Victory Collegiate Principal, Marcel D. Deans noted that the event  “helps spread the good word about the work we are doing here; you are helping to spread the word by getting into Division 1 schools that aren’t just great on the basketball court but also are going to hold you to very high standards in the classroom as well, and for that we thank you.”

Generation Schools Co-Founder Jonathan Spear added, “It makes me really proud to have been part of creating this opportunity. But what makes me really, really proud is what Fannisha and Jenise have done with this opportunity in high school, and what they are going to accomplish with this opportunity in college and beyond.”

“We’ll be here on this end pushing forward if you’re there pushing on your end,” added Lydia Colón Bomani, Brooklyn Generation’s Principal.

Coach Anwar Gladden South Shore Lady Vikings

Coach Anwar Gladden remarked,  “For me to see Fannisha’s dreams come true is quite an honor. I’ve seen her from a very young child.” He noted that, “the standards that you will be held to are high. It is also an honor to be on a campus and not pay tuition. Congratulations to you and your families, and the rest of the young ladies on the team. They have set the bar really high for you guys.  You just follow their lead.” Fannisha is not only living her dream but her family’s dream of a college education.

In 2011, the team lost the City Championship game at Madison Square Garden, but with Coach Anwar’s guidance, and Fannisha’s and Jenise’s leadership, they are determined to become AA City Champions in 2012.

Edward Tarngelo, an alum of the South Shore coaching staff who served for 35 years and is now retired, returned to the school to remind the assembled athletes and their teachers,  “The key is education. Education is something that can’t be taken away from you. The second thing is always be confident and believe that you can achieve.  If you feel that way about yourself, you’ll have a much better chance of achieving success. [Third], if you want to be happy do things for others.”