A school tradition was used to turn tragedy into hope after one student suffered burns to over 85% of his body.
Marcus Rutledge, 14, was left with severe burns to over 85% of his body after an accident in the kitchen over the holidays.“He did a handstand, and he lost balance, so his feet went forward on the counter, and it hit the pot, and it just fell with the hot oil on him,” said Rutledge’s mother, Corina Govea
When his classmates heard what had happened, they wanted to help. Student council decided that a McAuliffe middle school tradition, Rocket Fest, should go to raising funds for Rutledge and not end-of-year activities. “Here, like everybody is family, so we want to help everybody make sure everybody is okay,"said a 6th grader on the student council.
“He was a really funny person. He would make a lot of bad jokes, but he was just a really funny person to be around. He would always lighten up the mood,” said one of his classmates.
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