From JSOnline:
By Erin Richards of the Journal Sentinel
Little Chute — "Noah Van Vooren waited by the mailbox every afternoon. They said the letter would come in April. So he waited. Even in the rain. Even when his sisters yelled at him to come inside.
"Noah, 19, had applied to college like many of his friends at Little Chute High School. Edgewood College in Madison hosts a special track for people like him, with Down syndrome or other intellectual and developmental disabilities.
"He wanted to be the first to know whether they'd take him.
"The news he got on April 5 has now been enjoyed by the half-million people who have watched the family video posted to YouTube. Noah opens the envelope and bursts into unadulterated joy, which ends with him yanking off his Badgers sweat shirt and flexing muscles under his high school 'Mustang Pride' T-shirt.
"'I got accepted!' he roars."
Read more from Journal Sentinel: http://www.jsonline.com/news/education/viewers-share-joy-of-college-bound-teen-with-downs-syndrome-b99251149z1-255828171.html#ixzz2zJDHb5u1
I saw this video the other day and meant to post it, but forgot. Now the Journal Sentinel has a story on it.
1 comment:
I watched this the other day. It gave me my smile for the day! Happiness is reflected by the entire family for Noah.
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