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From the blog of Paula Levin at The Times of Israel
This morning, Tuesday, December 20, 2022, soldiers Derek Eich and Brock Emery of the U.S. Army Caisson Platoon presented students at Widewater Elementary School with a commemorative plaque after the kindergarten class won a naming contest for "Gunther," one of the platoon’s new horses.
Despite his spinal muscular atrophy, 18-year-old Ben Lou of Poway has traveled the world for math competitions
POWAY — For all of his 18 years, Ben Lou’s physical disabilities have made him dependent on others 24 hours a day. But the Poway teen’s mental abilities have no limitations. Ben is an exceptional mathematics whiz who was born with a genetic disease known as spinal muscular atrophy, or SMA. His health care needs require hands-on assistance from others for about 60 percent of his waking hours. Since his early teens, Ben has faced off against much older students in mathematic competitions and math camps around the world. His prowess with numbers and near-perfect SAT score have earned him...