SICAMOUS – It’s a feather in the cap for a high school class in the Shuswap.
The students have been honoured by the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Society of British Columbia.
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The organization has given the justice class at Eagle River Secondary School in Sicamous its Leader of Tomorrow award in the 14-17 age category.
The students were recognized for raising awareness of ALS and organizing a three kilometer walk and BBQ at the school.
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ALS is a rapidly progressive, neuromuscular disease that attacks the motor neurons which transmit impulses from the brain to the body’s voluntary muscles.
The muscles eventually lose strength and die.
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