Collection:LPB

Genre: Awards

Place Covered: Choudrant, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2017-05-07

Duration: 00:02:38

Subjects: Louisiana Young Heroes

Contributors:

• Alvarez, Dylan Host
• Patton, Felicia Interviewee
• Patton, Addison Interviewee
• Antley, Tony Interviewee

This segment from the 2017 Young Heroes Award Ceremony features a profile of honoree Addison Patton, a senior at Choudrant High School. Patton was diagnosed with Spastic Cerebral Palsy as an infant after being born twelve weeks premature. Despite this challenge, Patton will graduate as the school valedictorian and compete on the Mississippi College Equestrian Team in the fall. She is also the author of three books. Her profile includes interviews with Felicia Patton, her mother, and Tony Antley, the principal at Choudrant High School. Host: Dylan Alvarez