Emilie Valdez, an Indian Trail High School & Academy senior who is battling multiple sclerosis, holds up one of the more than 100 t-shirts sold at her school to raise awareness of the disease. The schoolwide fundraising effort, bolstered with a video about Valdez’ struggle and created by Communications Academy Alyssa Padjen, raised $2,773 toward the cause.
Photo by Katrina Jansen-Buciuni