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1Teen with cerebral palsy crowned homecoming king
2Hakam Daley, a senior at St. Lucie West
Centennial High School in Port St.Lucie, Florida
was nominated homecoming king this past weekend
by many of his friends. Hakam Daley has not had
it easy. He has cerebral palsy and has been in
and out of foster homes most of his life. When I
heard the message, I was so happy, said Daley.
Kayla Donohue, a cheerleader and friend of
Daleys, secretly got the other seniors to
nominate him for the court. Donohue said it was
important to give Daley this special experience
that hed remember the rest of his life. As they
called his name, Daley did something he had never
done before With the help of caregivers, he
walked in public.
3In Other News
- An international team of astronomers has
published a new study suggesting that nearly all
of the stars that will ever exist in our universe
have in fact already been born. They found that
the rate of star formation has decreased to such
an extent that only 5 more stars than those that
exist today will be produced in the remaining
lifespan of the Universe. - Can a freshman win the Heisman Trophy? That's the
question after Johnny Manziel's age-defying
performance in No. 15 Texas AM's Week 11 upset
of No. 1 Alabama in Tuscaloosa. The boy wonder
helped kick the top-ranked Crimson Tide from the
ranks of the unbeaten and likely spoiled
Alabama's BCS title hopes along the way. More
importantly in terms of his Heisman prospects,
the upset gave Manziel a résumé-boosting
signature win voters won't soon forget. The
redshirt freshman is on pace to surpass 3,000
passing yards, 1,000 rushing yards and 40
combined touchdowns. But despite the eye-popping
stats against largely SEC competition, the fact
remains No freshman has ever won the Heisman.