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Related: About this forumHomecoming Surprise for Tennessee Teen
http://news.yahoo.com/homecoming-surprise-tennessee-teen-200343676--abc-news-topstories.htmlThree Tennessee homecoming king nominees made a unanimous and touching decision that no matter who won, they would give the crown to a beloved student with a genetic condition.
Students Jesse Cooper, Drew Gibbs and Zeke Grissom were all nominated for homecoming king at Community High School's basketball homecoming ceremony.
The teens got together and decided that the winner would turn over the honor to junior Scotty Maloney, who has Williams Syndrome, a neurological disorder that inhibits learning and speech.
"I've been blessed with so many things," Cooper told ABC News' Nashville affiliate WKRN-TV. "I just wanted Scotty to experience something great in his high school days."
"He's always happy, so he deserves some recognition for who he is," Gibbs said.
Students Jesse Cooper, Drew Gibbs and Zeke Grissom were all nominated for homecoming king at Community High School's basketball homecoming ceremony.
The teens got together and decided that the winner would turn over the honor to junior Scotty Maloney, who has Williams Syndrome, a neurological disorder that inhibits learning and speech.
"I've been blessed with so many things," Cooper told ABC News' Nashville affiliate WKRN-TV. "I just wanted Scotty to experience something great in his high school days."
"He's always happy, so he deserves some recognition for who he is," Gibbs said.
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Homecoming Surprise for Tennessee Teen (Original Post)
Celebration
Jan 2013
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Suich
(10,642 posts)1. How cool is that???
It's so great to hear some good news, for a change!
Thanks, Celebration!
alittlelark
(18,914 posts)2. I love stories like this......
Gives me even more faith in the upcoming generation.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)3. Whenever I think that this generation...
is beyond hope, a story like this pops up and restores my faith in humanity.
tavalon
(27,985 posts)4. Williams syndrome kids are almost always sunny in their disposition
Hard not to like them.