I found out that over the weekend that several members of the football team threw a surprise birthday party for one of the team managers. The manager, a special needs student who lives in a group home, has helped the team this year. The players even called the group home and asked if they could have the other residents go out for the day so that they could spend time alone with him. Members of the team went over and hung out with him.
The most touching part of this is that the players pooled their own money together to buy the manager a letterman jacket. Further, they gave him a gift card to Wal-Mart for $200. A great, great example of wildcat kindness.
I talked to the student's guardian before sharing this story & he told me that this is the first birthday party the student has ever had.
- Dr. Jason Beavers, HHS Asst. Principal
