OLATHE, Kan. — After spending months fighting for his life, an Olathe East senior is home.
James McGinnis got a warm welcome back to his high school Friday night. His classmates honored him at the school’s basketball game.
He missed his football senior night because he was still in the hospital. So the school held a surprise senior night for him. His classmates said they wanted to remind him he wasn’t forgotten.
“We always wanted to do something for James and the fact that he is getting this done for him tonight is a really big thing for him,” said Chloe Ephraim, a friend of McGinnis.
“He makes a big impact for our school just being in the crowd and playing football and he’s just a good kid to be around,” said senior Javion Blake.
McGinnis is just home for the weekend. He’s heading back to Nebraska for rehab. His family says they are hopeful he will be home for good very soon.
