SURROUNDED BY PROUD PARENTS, Fairfield Lady Eagle, Te’Yalla Simpson signs to Eastern Nazarene College to play Women’s Basketball at the college level.

Simpson has been a serious basketball athlete since her younger days in Little Dribblers.

Along with her high school teammates, she played in the State Basketball Tournament, two years in a row.

Eastern Nazarene College is an NCAA Division III institution, and is located in Massachusetts.

Joining her on this memorable occasion is (left-right): mother Laquiela Shed, step-father Chris Shed, and father Patrick Nelms.

(Photo by Natalia V. Marsters)