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Disney Medley (UMass Amherst Doo Wop Shop A Cappella group) Top 100 Inspirational Quotes. Nick Balenger, Paralyzed Teen, Walked Across The Stage At His High School Graduation. Last summer, high school senior Nick Balenger was paralyzed in a swimming accident that changed his life forever.
The star pitcher on his school's baseball team could no longer play sports, and he needed a wheelchair to get around. But according to WUSA9 News, a wheelchair wasn't necessary for one special occasion. After months of hard practice, the Virginia teen used a walker to walk himself across the stage and receive his diploma at his high school graduation. Watch Nick receive his diploma in the video above. “Ever since I got hurt I said my goal was to be on stage walking across and going down the steps,” Nick said. Last month, another amazing teen shared this achievement. “He always said he was going to walk across the stage to get his diploma,” said Mirna Hennicke, Manny's sister.
For high school senior Taylor Habernan, her big day also had extra significance. "She was ecstatic. What do you think about these inspirational graduation stories? Also on HuffPost: Undefeated Arizona high school football team lends bullied special-needs teen girl some tactical defense. A harassed special-needs student, Chy Johnson, 16, got some special help from her schools’s undefeated football team.
They’re an undefeated team used to throwing touchdowns, and now they’re making high school better for a girl used to bullies throwing trash at her. A group of kindhearted seniors on Arizona’s Queen Creek High School football team have lent Chy Johnson some tactical defense, helping a girl whose brain disorder once made her an easy target for bullies. The new friendship started when Elizabeth Johnson, whose daughter said girls threw trash on her at school, contacted starting quarterback Carson Jones. Chy Johnson, 16, suffers from a brain disorder that made her an easy target for peers. “I emailed Carson, told him that Chy was having some issues, was just wanting some names,” she told a local television station. “He took it a step further and went and gathered Chy up at lunch and she’s been eating lunch with them ever since,” Johnson said.
10 Amazing Stories For World Kindness Day, by DailyGood Editors. November 13th is World Kindness Day!
In honor of this, we've compiled 10 diverse and heart-warming pieces honoring extraordinary acts of kindness, love and compassion by ordinary people. These stories include bus-drivers, bakers, basketball players, canine heroes and much more...reminding us of just how universal and essential the spirit of kindness is in our world. Read on and be inspired to do an act of kindness of your own today. 1. The Angel of Queens: Jorge Munoz is a school bus driver by day and an angel by night. 2. 3. 21 Ways to Celebrate Life: After Nancy Rothstein's son, Josh, passed away unexpectedly, she was seeking a way to offer a tribute for family and friends to honor his birthday. True Sportsmanship Like You Have Never Seen Before. Young Baseball Fan's Act of Generosity. The Most Inspiring Act Of Kindness (Mitchell Marcus) The One Video That Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity. This Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity. If This Video Doesn't Restore Your Faith In Humanity, Then I Don't Want To Know You.
21 Pictures That Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity. 21 Pictures That Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity. 1.
This picture of Chicago Christians who showed up at a gay pride parade to apologize for homophobia in the Church. (Michelle Gantner / Maladjusted Media) … and the reaction from the parade. 2. This story about Japanese senior citizens who volunteered to tackle the nuclear crisis at Fukushima power station so that young people wouldn’t have to subject themselves to radiation. Faith in humanity. To whoever made this, thank you.
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