Disability. Special Needs. Special Education. Different. Weird. Strange. Unusual. Atypical.
The beauty of humanity is that we all have the opportunity to be different, to be unique, to be special. However, when that is labeled it somehow becomes different, it somehow makes us believe we are different, it somehow becomes monstrous, it somehow makes us believe we are monsters.
When a child is born, we hope he/she will be healthy, we hope he/she will have a perfect life, we hope he/she will be happy. When it is discovered that your healthy, perfect, happy child has a disorder or a disease...does that make you love him/her any less? Sadly, sometimes the answer is yes...this is Boy's story.
When someone in your life is suffering and you can’t help, you can’t fix it. What should you do? What can you do? Yes, the disease is eating away at your loved one, but its also eating away at you, at your soul...this is Sophie’s story.
So many students fill the halls each day struggling to manage these invisible monsters. We see them as "the bad kid" or the "dumb kid" or the "loner" when really nothing is wrong, except the monsters we as a society have pressured onto them. Please, take this time to throw away your worldly fears and worries, allow yourself to immerse into the life of these characters. Understand that yes, we are all different, and yet, we are all the same.
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THANK YOU to each and every one of you that help us on a daily basis, but especially...
Matt Peregoy
Jacob Vanover
Steven Becker
Dr. Schmidt, Dr. Denbow, Mr. Merkel
Narah, Paula, Tasha
Ms. Hoffman
Mrs. Hulsey & her classes for the beautiful hearts!
The fabulous custodial staff
The Woodruffs
Missy & Gene Wibbenmeyer
Ms. Wibbs's classes and advisory
The families and friends of our cast and crew
You! For supporting the Fine and Performing Arts in Public Schools!
