In 2022 young Jennell Houston at 15 years old and three other youths from Majesty Gardens were offered high basketball scholarships to the North Florida educational Institute.

Jennell's and the other three players dreams was made possible by the Ministry of Sports through the Sports Development Foundation ((SDF) and the American Friends of Jamaica  (AFJ) who assisted in funding her visa, airfare and other expenses which enabled her and the  other youths from Majesty Gardens to go to the USA

Jennell is now in her final year of high school and during her sojourn at NFEI has made her mark as a stand out athlete and scholar

Jennell whose father died while she was an infant attended the Hailie Selassie high school where she was a poor attendee because of lack of support at home and eventually took up washing windscreens at stop light to feed her self and to attend schoon when possible

Jennell was a participant in the Southern Basketball Conference outreach project in her community and took up basketball from a out 9 years old 

In 2022 she was amongst a group of 16 youths sponsored by the AFJ to a residential basketball camp at the GCFoster College in Spanish Town where she caught the attention of visiting scouts from the USA and the rest is history.

According  to MaxPreps.com "Jennell Houston, a guard for the North Florida Educational Institute (NFEI) Fighting Eagles, is a standout basketball player in Florida for the 2025-26 season. She is ranked #116 in Florida and #14 in Division 1A according to MaxPreps.com. As of March 2026, she is a top scorer for her team, averaging 10.1 points and 6.6 rebounds per game."