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Oct 16, 2004

"Whoso loves, believes the impossible." --George Bernard Shaw

Tears and Cheers at Cochrane High

It was a sight that brought tears to the eyes of many of the hundreds that lined the street outside Cochrane High School Sept. 16. The word spread like wildfire through the school during lunchtime. Cochrane High’s 800 students had just completed a 4-km Terry Fox walk and run around the school and had already gone back inside when it became apparent the mini-marathon wasn’t done yet. Fifteen-year-old Kelan Smith, a 10th grade student with Cerebral Palsy, was still on his way to the finish line with his walker!