Page 60 - The Exceptional Harley Fetterman

JUDY K JOHNSON

Harley represented his school well among the other participants
who were not visually impaired. Problems were presented to him in
Braille format and he proceeded to provide answers by mental
calculation.
The school newspaper, “Student Life” featured an extensive article
on high school junior classmate, Harley Fetterman, about his
participation in the National Braille Contest in June of 2014.
Classmates were interviewed about their reactions to Harley. The
author of the article, Michelle McDonagh, wrote, “Every class
Fetterman is in, students are in for a fun year.”
“His class really liked his sense of humor. They supported him, and
he was above and beyond willing to learn,” former chemistry teacher
Meri Bowie remarked.
“He's amazing. Even if you don't know him, and he doesn't know
you, if you say hello, he says it right back—like you've known him
forever. He's so nice and really smart,” junior Emily Ritchie said. “We
are so funny to each other. We tease each other, like I'll sneak up
behind him, and he will just know it's me without trying, and

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