Collection:LPB

Genre: Awards

Place Covered: Westlake, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 1999-07-6

Duration: 00:03:38

Subjects: Louisiana Young Heroes | Pryor, Reginald Lee

Contributors:

• Barton, Ashley Host
• Courtney, Beth Host
• Pryor, Reginald Interviewee

This segment from the 1999 Young Heroes Award Ceremony features a profile of honoree Reginald “Pete” Pryor, a senior at Westlake High School. Pryor suffers from hypoglycemia and a learning disability. Despite these challenges, he volunteers his summers at the Louisiana Lion’s Club Children’s Camp for disabled children, works with special education children at a local elementary school, and works weekends with Habitat for Humanity. Hosts: Ashley Barton and Beth Courtney