Recently Highland Park High School in Dallas, Texas bestowed an act of kindness on Carter High School in Dallas. Carter High’s locker room was old, cramped and deteriorating. The students and staff of Highland Park High decided to help out and update Carter High’s locker room. In addition to a coat of paint, the locker room received new carpeting, flat screen TV’s, new stools and a bond between the two schools.
After receiving this incredible act of kindness, Carter High School came up with the idea to pay it forward. They were preparing to play cross town rivals Pinkston High School in football and learned that Pinkston’s 14-year-old Jared Williams was paralyzed after an injury on the football field. Carter High asked students and fans to dig deep and give.
“It was a great act of kindness by Highland Park that touched our hearts and made us think of ways that we could take that kindness and pay it forward,” said Carter principal Gail Dupree. “When we read the story about the Pinkston player, we knew we wanted to do something for this courageous young man and his family. We want him to know that we’re pulling for him.”
During Thursday night’s football game Carter High School presented Jared’s mother Arlenna Williams with a check for $1,200. Carter High School says the money was more than just about a game and now they are challenging Pinkston High School to pay it forward.
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6 Responses to Paying It Forward
Beautiful! I thought I wasn’t a sports fan, but I am loving these “appeal to your inner winner” stories here at IW. Whoever thought to get the ball rolling with the first renovation is just another unsung hero, IMO.
I love reading stories like this it gives me hope and brings a smile to my heart.
Yeah, it can be so depressing to read the news. Lots of bad behavior in sports too. Steve Phillips, anyone? Even following the Gosselin saga can, IMO, make one a little dejected. Lots of people acting in ways that make you question the human heart and capacity for kindness.
Like Diane said, stories like these give hope. I think the young people are learning a great lesson early in life. I’d love to think many of them will continue “paying it forward.”
Ann, I agree. My first thought too was “Beautiful”. So refreshing to see good things.
Anya, I agree the news can be so depressing. It’s makes me feel warm and fuzzy to see this type of kindness displayed by these teens.
I have presented many stories on this site regarding how people associated with sports seem to be doing this type of thing all of the time. It does not surprise me. Sports has a way of teaching young people how to act in the real world. Teamwork, hard work, sacrifice and most importantly (in my opinion) how to accept losing and how to bounce back. This translates to real life.
Great story.
I KNOW THIS KID AND HE IS SO FULL OF LIFE NOW WE JUST CAME BACK FROM A FOOTBALL GAME AND IM REALLY GLAD I ASKED TO BE A WATER GIRL BECAUSE I WOULD NEVER HAV HAD ANOTHER CHANCE TO MEET JARED WILLIAMS(: WIT HIS CUTE SELF.! LOL