A Little League coach pulled aside an opposing player. The lesson could last a lifetime.
Read the article from The Athletic here: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7693356/2026/10/16/little-league-coach-viral-leadership-2/
A Pennsylvania teenager is getting attention for an act of kindness after giving his homecoming crown and sash to a classmate with Down syndrome during a school pep rally.
Keny Cedanio Ramirez had just been named homecoming king when he noticed his classmate, Axton Kuhl, becoming emotional.
“When I got crowned, I was honestly surprised. I did not think I was gonna win. And when I got crowned, I was happy for the moment, for, like, a couple of seconds, and then I saw him, like, start to tear up and cry, so, you know, I just did what any friend would have done, and I tried to cheer him up,” Keny said.
The principal at Lakeview Fort Oglethorpe High School got a major birthday surprise, but not in a way he was expecting.
A video of the prank posted by Lauren Cantrell is going viral on Facebook. It shows Principal Bobby Davis running to the school’s cafeteria to break up what he thought was a fight Thursday. Davis grabs one of the kids involved in the supposed fight, trying to deescalate the situation. But students switch it up, turning the fake fight into a gathering to wish their beloved principal a happy birthday.
He has only been the principal for one year but is clearly well loved.
De’Zayviun Watkins commented that Davis single-handedly changed his life for the better:
“[H]e knows I could never take it for granted. the things he’s done during my time at LFO are truly memories i’d die with. i was so happy to come up with this idea and do it for him.”
Other commenters agreed the school adores Davis:
- “This man is a warrior… you can tell they adore him. This is how a REAL MAN influencing a young heart works. Happy birthday my man!”
- “Just goes to show how great of a dude he is. Great guy and great family. He is truly loved by those students.”
- “This is why they say ‘not all heroes wear capes.’ What a legend!”
- “He loves those kids and they love him.. ❤️”
Happy Birthday, Principal Davis!
Book Character Fun at Coralwood School!
If you work in a school and you haven’t dressed up for something in October, where have you been? Between Red Ribbon Week, Homecoming, and Halloween, we have spent this month being creative, active, and joyful. Never underestimate the importance of these days to the spirit and the climate of your school! They matter.
Nobody goes all-out any more than the students and teachers of Coralwood School in Dekalb County, GA. Here are some pics from their annual Book Character Parade.
Coralwood is an exciting school! Here’s more about it from their website:
Coralwood School is the only public school in DeKalb County dedicated to serving children with and without special needs between three and six years of age. Our research-based educational model includes 12 collaborative and cotaught (inclusion) classrooms in which six children with special needs and ten to fourteen typically developing children are educated together. Research shows that this inclusion model results in significant gains for special education students, including higher levels of social play, more appropriate social interactions and greater gains in language, cognitive and motor development. Additionally, Coralwood has four self-contained classrooms that serve children with more severe disabilities. Children in the self-contained classes engage in multiple learning experiences with typically developing children throughout the school day. The classrooms at Coralwood are led by highly specialized teachers and paraprofessionals who teach to a broad set of students with varied needs. Our preschool and PreK students learn through play. The GELDS (Georgia Early Learning and Development Standards) curriculum is developmentally appropriate for these young children. Our Kindergarten students follow the statewide GSE (Georgia Standards of Excellence) curriculum. Children learn from each other at Coralwood and each child’s unique gifts are celebrated.
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