We have arrived at the No. 6
story on the countdown of my personal favorite Top 10 John's Journal stories
from the 2020-21 school year. This story, which was posted on April 21, is a
profile of one of the most inspirational high school students I have ever
known.
Here’s how the story
began…
Megan Copeland has achieved a big goal this week. The 18-year-old
senior at Owatonna High School will compete Friday in the Class AA state speech
tournament, capping a four-year speech career with her first trip to state.
She will compete in Extemporaneous Reading,
which is a challenging category. The fact that Megan is blind makes her
achievement even more remarkable.
She was born totally blind due to septo-optic
dysplasia but she has an infectious, can-do attitude and nothing gets in her
way.
“She's a rock,” said Owatonna speech coach
Marcia Anderson.
In my mind, Megan epitomizes what
school activities are all about: opportunity and growth. Listening to her talk
about her experiences in speech through the years was very special. Here’s
another excerpt…
“Speech was always just a way for me to
make friends, and I enjoy public speaking,” she said. “And so it was just a
time for me to enjoy myself and be with my friends and to do what I love.”
Click here to read the story: https://www.mshsl.org/about/news/johns-journal/johns-journal-nothing-stops-owatonnas-megan-copeland
No comments:
Post a Comment