Dayanna Anderson-Pryce emerges as a leader

5/27/2022

Dayanna:

won the Jefferson Award in 2021, for leadership and scholarship;
served on the Honor Council by being highly trustworthy and an avid pursuer of justice in the community;
Editor-in-Chief of the Compass yearbook, leading her staff with careful instruction and patient guidance;
presented Diversity: More Than Numbers for her DeHart Project;
founding member of the DEI council;
selected to serve a role on the board that interviewed candidates for the position of DEI counselor, that selected Debbie Taylor as their favored candidate
started at NCS in fourth grade
will study at VCU.

"I just see her as someone who will make a difference no matter where she is." - Director of DEI Debbie Taylor

"She's very strong willed. She's not a pushover. She knows what she wants, and she'll get it." - Yearbook Advisor Sarah Sledd

"People know I'm really honest. I'm very, very honest." - Dayanna

"I have rewatched America's Next Top Model countless times, like countless times. I just really enjoy the show because it's like reality TV shows, but before it got really badly scripted. Also, I really like the competition. I am a very competitive person, so I enjoy watching competition." - Dayanna

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