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  • Down Syndrome Doesn't Stop Eagle Scout

    09/16/2009 5:24:18 PM PDT · by kathsua · 9 replies · 652+ views
    Townhall ^ | 9/16/09 | reasonmclucus
    Lucas Wondra has achieved something only about 4 % of those who enter scouting achieve. He has achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. His achievement is particularly significant because the 16-year-old Hutchinson (Kansas) High School student has the genetic disorder Down Syndrome. Lucas is one of many who are demonstrating that individuals with Down Syndrome can be productive members of society. Maybe they are not capable of performing brain surgery or becoming professional athletes, but then neither are the vast majority of the rest of us. Individuals with Down Syndrome have an extra copy of chromosome 21 , a condition...