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he friendly competition among students helped raise awareness of multiple sclerosis, timed to coincide with the Houston area’s fall Walk MS events, presented by KBR. Students were educated beforehand about the effects of MS, its impact on everyone living with the disease, and the Society’s
efforts to drive research and services to help more than 400,000 Americans with multiple sclerosis. Artwork created by the 14 student teams was evaluated by judges Lily Jang, KHOU-TV Channel 11 Morning News Anchor; Tyler Rudick, CultureMap arts and entertainment writer; and Joy Sewing, lifestyle editor at the Houston Chronicle. The panel selected the top three drawings based on creativity, craft and theme. Third place was awarded to the North Side Friends team, featuring Abigail Garcia, Yuliza Lara and Angelina Sosa. Second place went to the Last Kings team of Leslie Fraire, Jose Rios, Hunter Valle, Amir Villanueva and Cristian Villanueva. For the second year in a row, the top prize was awarded to the Better Than That Team of eighth graders Marisol Calderon, Yulissa Guzman, Carlos Robles, Raul Santoyo and Jacob Sepulveda. The team received a $150 gift card to Texas Art Supply. All participating students received Society T-shirts and enjoyed a celebratory pizza and cupcake party.
Moving Toward A World Free of MS
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