NBHS Epilepsy project personal for senior


Megan Cox, center, with the participants of her epilepsy 5-K race.


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22 THE TRIBUNE - May 27 - June 2, 2010


658-8989 Dr. Ted Wright


By Matt Tate Every senior at North Buncombe


High School must complete a project on an approved topic. Megan Cox decided she wanted


her work to be expressive of herself. It is why she has decided to raise


awareness of epilepsy, a recurrent dis- order of the nervous system she was diagnosed with in February 2009. Te project culminated in a 5-K


run May 8 that raised $500 for the Epilepsy Foundation. “I wanted to give back something


that was personal,” she said of her project. Ever since Cox began taking regu-


lar medication, she has not had any seizures that are a common side effect of the disease. Te race at the high school brought


out many supporters, including the entire girls’ soccer team who made an additional donation on top of its entry fee. Mike Sprinkle won the race, Karsten Sluder finished second and


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Parker Nelson finished third. She will defend the project to a panel of judges Tursday (May 27).


Cox, 17, plans to study music educa- tion at the University of North Caro- lina-Asheville.


Woodfin School reunion Tere will be an alumni reunion for Woodfin School at the Woodfin


Community Center on Saturday (May 29). For more information contract Woodfin Town Administrator at the Woodfin Town Hall, 253-4887.


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