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Aledo High seniors pick classmate with Down syndrome as homecoming queen
Dallas News ^
| October 11, 2008
| Michael E. Young
Posted on 10/13/2008 3:41:56 PM PDT by Kaslin
Never has the selection of a homecoming queen sent so many tears falling so freely.
Kristin Pass, an 18-year-old senior with Down syndrome, became Aledo High School's homecoming queen Friday to a joyous standing ovation and the flutter of a thousand tissues on a remarkable night for an amazing young woman.
Her grandfather, Dr. David Campbell of Corsicana, escorted her onto the field and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek as Kristin joined eight other young women in the Homecoming Court to await the results of the vote, cast by the 360-plus members of Aledo High's senior class.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: aledotexashighschool; downssyndrome; homecomingqueen; moralabsolutes; teens
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To: wagglebee
To: Cricket24
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posted on
10/13/2008 3:53:32 PM PDT
by
Corporate Law
(Palin/Jindal 2012)
To: Kaslin
Aledo, Texas. Just west of Fort Worth.
"We grow good people in our small towns......"
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posted on
10/13/2008 3:53:34 PM PDT
by
TexasNative2000
(Be bold. Be brave. You're an American)
To: Kaslin
“She’s the person we all want to be,” Meaghan said.
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posted on
10/13/2008 3:53:59 PM PDT
by
Crawdad
(Joe Biden- the Fredo Corleone of the Democrat Party)
To: jwalsh07
Whether Sarah Palin wins VP or not, she and baby Trig are already changing America.
25
posted on
10/13/2008 3:54:18 PM PDT
by
CindyDawg
(Pray before you vote.)
To: Salvation
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posted on
10/13/2008 3:56:42 PM PDT
by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: Kaslin
27
posted on
10/13/2008 3:58:54 PM PDT
by
neodad
(USS Vincennes (CG 49) "Freedom's Fortress")
To: Kaslin
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posted on
10/13/2008 4:01:11 PM PDT
by
steveo
(Don't be a Sarahphobe!)
To: Kaslin
Bless your hearts, Aledo High. Great stuff.
29
posted on
10/13/2008 4:01:40 PM PDT
by
ColoCdn
(Neco eos omnes, Deus suos agnoset)
To: Kaslin
Bet someone will be getting a call from Gov. Palin.
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posted on
10/13/2008 4:03:26 PM PDT
by
feedback doctor
(The first female president will be a Conservative Republican)
To: Kaslin
Screen’s all blurry. What’s up with that?
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posted on
10/13/2008 4:03:37 PM PDT
by
Eagles6
( Typical White Guy: Christian, Constitutionalist, Heterosexual, Redneck)
To: Kaslin
Wow, just wow. Now that is the spirit in which to elect a homecoming queen.
To: Kaslin
Restores my faith in the future. God Bless these kids!
(Damn blurry monitor)
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posted on
10/13/2008 4:05:05 PM PDT
by
230FMJ
(...from my cold, dead, fingers.)
To: Kaslin
These young ladies and their classmates are truly FIRST
CLASS. They are the very best of the best.
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posted on
10/13/2008 4:05:33 PM PDT
by
pyx
(Rule#1.The LEFT lies.Rule#2.See Rule#1. IF THE LEFT CONTROLS THE LANGUAGE, IT CONTROLS THE ARGUMENT.)
To: Kaslin
That is incredibly cool! Awesome even.
pattyjo
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posted on
10/13/2008 4:07:27 PM PDT
by
pj_627
To: Kaslin
Wow. I’m cynical. My first thought was “Oh God, they’re going to dump pig’s blood on her.”
To: Kaslin
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posted on
10/13/2008 4:10:52 PM PDT
by
kimchi lover
(Just another non-racist not voting for Obama)
To: A_perfect_lady
Those kids are too young to remember “Carrie.”
To: Eagles6
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posted on
10/13/2008 4:11:21 PM PDT
by
comps4spice
(Democrats caused the current financial mess. Do we really want to give them the Oval Office?)
To: A_perfect_lady
That might happen in 90210, but not in small town Texas.
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posted on
10/13/2008 4:12:00 PM PDT
by
comps4spice
(Democrats caused the current financial mess. Do we really want to give them the Oval Office?)
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