Justin Prince - Spring 2004

If you’re looking for 11-year-old Justin Prince, chances are you’ll find him outside playing sports. This fifth grader from Cheshire, CT, loves to play baseball and football. He’s a big fan of the New York Yankees, Dallas Cowboys and Houston Rockets’ Yao Ming. He’s also got an impressive collection of baseball cards.

When he’s not outdoors, Justin plays Nintendo and computer games and likes watching the TV show, “The Simpsons.” As for movies, “Cheaper by the Dozen” is one of his favorites, but he admits he only sees movies “on a rainy day.”

His favorite subject in school is social studies; he knows all the state capitals. Math and language arts are his least favorite subjects.

Justin also has some big plans for this summer — he’s going to the 14th Annual Cher’s Family Retreat in Tempe. He went to the retreat last year in Washington, DC, where he enjoyed seeing the sights and had fun at the pool party. He also met his good friend, Zach Muller. (Check out the article on Zach in the Winter 2004 issue of CCA Network.) ccakid

Justin was born with Apert Syndrome and has had 14 surgeries so far, with many more to go. He’s got a positive, never-say-never attitude about it, though, which shines through in everything he does.

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