Brittany Chieze is a 17-year-old with spinal muscular atrophy. Outliving doctors' predictions, she made it to her senior year of high school with help from her family and friends. What happened next, nobody could have predicted. Brittany was elected to Shenango High School's 2013 Homecoming Court. Originally produced a piece for the New Castle News, I saw firsthand how Brittany's kindness and ever-present smile brought an entire community together for one night. You can read Brittany's story and view a photo gallery on www.ncnewsonline.com.