Companionship on the court: BBHS junior uses tennis to bond with folks with disabilities
Varsity girls’ tennis coach, of P.C., connects students to volunteer opportunities with The Arc Westchester
May 9, 2024 at 12:16 a.m.
With a playful bounce and smile, Blind Brook High School junior Ella Mensch (right) teaches Dejahnae “Dee Dee” Ashman how to hold and swing a tennis racket on Wednesday, May 1. On early dismissal days at the school, Mensch volunteers by organizing activities with participants of The Arc Westchester, an agency providing support systems to individuals with developmental disabilities.
(Sarah Wolpoff/Westmore News)
Respectfully confined to just one of the four nets, seven girls played on the Harkness …
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