Twenty-six students from Northport High School who became active in fighting Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) received proclamations from Legis. Jon Cooper (D-Huntington) on Tuesday, March 4, at a ceremony held at the County Legislature.
They were all members of the National Honor Society who got involved after two teachers in their school district, David Deutsch and Christopher Pendergast, were diagnosed with the fatal neurological disease.
The students were part of the team that organized the 2008 “A Midwinter Night's Dream” gala, which raised more than $250,000 to support ALS education and research.
In the past four years, Northport High School students helped raise $722,000 to benefit this cause. Pictured above with Cooper (in the suit) are several of the students who were honored, along with their teacher, Don Strasser, who serves as their National Honor Society advisor.