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Junior Carlie Foutch has three lucky numbers. Eleven because that’s her basketball jersey number, 07 — “not 7, but 07” — because she was born in 2007 and 13 because she was 13-years-old when the doctors caught her leukemia early. Lucky is a word that has a special meaning to Carlie. Determined, caring, wicked smart — and maybe a little stubborn — are how her family sees her. Though Carlie has spent three years in and out of the hospital attending online school, undergoing and recovering from treatment and being forced to take a break from playing basketball, she remains clever and kind and has returned to in-person school this year at East. On the evening of the Homecoming game, Carlie was decked out in goddess braids, light makeup and her shoulderless black dress in preparation to walk down the track during halftime of the game. It was only her fifth day at East, but she was nominated to be an honorary Homecoming court candidate and was announced with the senior candidates. To rea...

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