Jack O’Neil has flipped his disability on its head and turned it into an ability.
“Much of what I do every day is geared towards lifting up my community of disabled athletes and fighting for equality,” the soon-to-be Village High School graduate said.
As an amputee who has been involved with sports his entire childhood, O’Neil considers himself fortunate to be a part of that community.
At the young age of 9, O’Neil had to make a grownup decision: whether to allow doctors to amputate his left leg above the knee. After numerous operations to try to correct genetic defects, they had run out of surgical options.
Jack O’Neil has flipped his disability on its head and turned it into an ability.
“Much of what I do every day is geared towards lifting up my community of disabled athletes and fighting for equality,” the soon-to-be Village High School graduate said.
As an amputee who has been involved with sports his entire childhood, O’Neil considers himself fortunate to be a part of that community.
At the young age of 9, O’Neil had to make a grownup decision: whether to allow doctors to amputate his left leg above the knee. After numerous operations to try to correct genetic defects, they had run out of surgical options.
The 20 graduating high school seniors who win the Best & Brightest scholarship are different each year, but their accomplishments have been consistently stellar for three decades.
Since the annual community recognition program began 30 years ago, The Gazette’s Best & Brightest award has drawn the best of the best.
More than 100 students applied for this year’s award, sponsored by The Gazette Charities Foundation and the ARDI Foundation, which, in support of academic excellence, provides endowed academic chairs at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Outstanding academic achievements and contributions to the community are among the criteria 20 prominently community leaders looked for in judging the 2021 applicants.
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