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Her fellow seniors chose their outgoing, ever-smiling classmate from among 10 nominees (with Jacob Smith<\/a> selected king ).<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m so thrilled for her,\u201d said senior Sam Burgess<\/a>, a member of the court. \u201cShe just has a great personality. She\u2019s like a sister to me.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Aside from the fact that this is a heartwarming story, there is another aspect to this that encourages me. In November 2009 ABC News<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n “An estimated 92 percent of all women who receive a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome choose to terminate their pregnancies, according to research reviewed by Dr. Brian Skotko<\/a>, a pediatric geneticist at Children’s Hospital Boston<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n The students at Bishop Hartley High School saw Megan as a person having value. Although I understand that raising a child with Down syndrome is extremely challenging, that does not negate the fact that the child is a human being and has value because he or she is a human being. It gives me hope that these students were able to see Megan as a person who was worthy of the honor of Homecoming Queen.<\/p>\n
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