Fourth Annual Show Stopper Classic Raises $1,000 for FSMA

The Lady Show Stoppers Step Team of Arlington, Texas, held its Annual Step Show On March 27^th. It was the Fourth Annual Show Stopper Classic and will go down in the memory books as one of the most memorable step shows in school history.  The Show Stoppers dedicated the show to Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy, with a portion of the money made to be donated to FSMA.  There were 16 schools throughout the Metroplex on hand to compete and there were over 800 people in attendance.

The step team is required each year by their sponsor to participate in a project which is designed to teach them kindness and giving back.  She teaches them that giving back helps you to see the bigger picture.  Ms. LaShall Jones encouraged the ladies to choose FSMA as their focus this year because of the impact it has had on her life.  She stood in front of the auditorium full of people and introduced a young lady who has Spinal Muscular Atrophy.  She also introduced the young ladies sister, who had been an honor student at Hutcheson and is now a sophomore honor student at Sam Houston High School.  “I want to say thank you to this family, for they came into my life and blessed me.  Many of us don’t realize how blessed we are, we go day to day thinking that our life is so bad, not realizing that our problems compared to others, are nothing.” 

I realized life wasn’t near as complicated as I was making it to be, seeing this young lady go day to day, not knowing the things she had to deal with, and yet she kept a smile on her face, she maintained good grades, carried herself in the most respectful manner and never let what her family was dealing with get her down. 

The step team successfully donated $1,000 to Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy on behalf of Kennedy Robinson.

-LaShall Jones, Hutcheson Junior High