{"id":10978,"date":"2015-06-10T23:43:20","date_gmt":"2015-06-11T03:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=10978"},"modified":"2015-06-10T23:43:41","modified_gmt":"2015-06-11T03:43:41","slug":"10978","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/10978\/","title":{"rendered":"Prom night made magic for King and Queen Steven and Candice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last Thursday night, June 4, delivered one of the best surprises we\u2019ve ever had.<br \/>\nCandice asked Steven to the prom.<br \/>\nSome of the Best Buddies invited them to attend their pre-prom party, travel in the limo, and sit with them for the evening. We were overjoyed and very appreciative of their kind gestures.<br \/>\nThis was going to be a magical evening.<br \/>\nNever would we have imagined that Candice and Steven would be honoured with the titles of Prom King and Queen!<br \/>\nThere are no words to describe our emotions as parents who sometimes worry that their children with special needs might not fit in. We are so impressed with the students at Dr. G. W. Williams Secondary School who found so many way to include our children and to make them feel accepted. In fact, they feel like royalty!<br \/>\nWe\u2019ve always felt very fortunate to live in such a wonderfully inclusive community where neighbours, teachers and students have welcomed and accepted our children.<br \/>\nThank you so much to the students who have shown a maturity well beyond their years. When we reflect on the future of our world, we feel at ease knowing that you will be the leaders of tomorrow.<br \/>\nYour parents and teachers are also to be commended on the incredible job they have done, helping you to become amazing young adults. They can be very proud of the people you have become &#8211; just as we are so proud of the people our son and daughter have become because of the support of people like you.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>The Parents of Candice and Steven<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F10978&#038;t=Prom%20night%20made%20magic%20for%20King%20and%20Queen%20Steven%20and%20Candice&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F10978&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Prom%20night%20made%20magic%20for%20King%20and%20Queen%20Steven%20and%20Candice\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F10978&#038;text=Like%3F\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Prom%20night%20made%20magic%20for%20King%20and%20Queen%20Steven%20and%20Candice&#038;body=Like%3F:%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F10978\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Thursday night, June 4, delivered one of the best surprises we\u2019ve ever had. Candice asked Steven to the prom. Some of the Best Buddies invited them to attend their pre-prom party, travel in the limo, and sit with them for the evening. We were overjoyed and very appreciative of their kind gestures. 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