On Feb. 5, National Women in Sports Day, Prospect held their first annual Women in Sports breakfast for all of the high school girls involved in school sports.

Juniors Molly Beyna and Maggie Marchialette get ready to eat the breakfast provided by Mr. Allison’s and listen to the speakers.

Athletic Director Scott McDermott starts the program and introduces the speakers to the athletes.

Varsity softball coach Krystina Mackowiak speaks, introducing the well-known Jean Walker.

Guest speaker Jean Walker, who the field house is named after, speaks in front of the 200 women athletes about the evolution of girls’ sports. The girls were invested in her stories of the old way of women’s sports.

Jean Walker shows the athletes old photos of her and her teammates playing any sport that they could during her time in high school. Women’s sport options were limited. Walker decided to play the only two sports offered, which were tennis and golf. Over time, sports were modernized and evolved, giving women more opportunities.

Senior Riley Carroll talks to Jean Walker and takes a look at the pictures that Walker brought for the girls.

Social worker Andrea Salzman played softball at Northwestern. She talks to the girls about Prospect’s six elite pillars; she speaks about how to be a successful and respectful athlete.