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“And all meet in singing, which braids together the different knowings into a wide and subtle music, the music of living.” ― Alison Coggon, The Naming South Miami Senior High – Mid-December 1981 Since South Miami Senior had a student population of over 2100, the school’s various performance groups in the music and drama departments usually […]

A Michigan father and his adult son with cerebral palsy are gearing up to compete in the Ironman World Championship Triathlon in Kona, Hawaii. The grueling three-sport competition is scheduled to start in October. ABC reports that Jeff Agar, 53, will be pushing his son Johnny in a chariot (and on a boat during the swimming portion […]

“I failed angst in high school. They let me graduate anyway.” ― John Scalzi, Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded My junior year at South Miami Senior High School was a strange “middle passage” in my transition from being a wide-eyed and naïve sophomore to becoming a (hopefully) more educated and mature high school senior. […]

“You only go through high school once, but if you go through the way we did, that’s enough.” ― Steven C. Smith, Off the Rails: Excerpts from My Life In the summer of 1981, I decided to attend summer school at South Miami High instead of taking three months off until the start of my […]

Alicia Searcy, of Nashville, lives with cerebral palsy, but she doesn’t let her disorder stop her from being a fashionista and spreading awareness about how to have style while confined to a wheelchair. She plans to be the first person with cerebral palsy to participate in Nashville’s first inclusive fashion show. The Mighty reports that Searcy, a […]

It’s no surprise that kids who grow up with a sibling with cerebral palsy tend be a little more stressed when compared to children who don’t live with someone with the disorder. However, they’re often more well-adjusted than their peers and more empathetic and caring towards people with special needs. Kids who help take care […]