Honoring those battling and surviving battles with cancer, Newton High junior Hannah Boecker sings “I’m Gonna Love You Through It” during halftime activities at Friday’s NHS Coaches vs. Cancer basketball games. One of the honored cancer survivors for the night was Boecker’s grandmother Sally Urias. Newton High had several fundraising activities throughout the week and during Friday night’s games. Proceeds go to the American Cancer Society.
April 25, 2024
Newton High's 2017 Coaches vs. Cancer
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Three cancer survivors were honored at Newton High’s 2017 Coaches vs. Cancer basketball games Friday night. They are Tom Weeks, second from left, with his wife Susan; Sally Urias, second from right, and her husband Ron; and Jill Clapper, far right. They were surrounded on the basketball court by members of the NHS boys’ and girls’ basketball teams holding a paper chain with links made in honor of anyone who has survived, is currently battling cancer or has been taken by this disease. (Jocelyn Sheets)