#WednesdayNightLights: To #Vouch for #CoachWalz, His Old #Players #StepUp.

Fifteen #men clad in #football #jerseys took the #stage at the #DemocraticNationalConvention as the #MankatoWest #HighSchool #fightsong played.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/22/us/politics/football-players-walz-dnc.html

Former #Student: #TimWalz Doesn't Know He #Saved My #Life

“It’s pretty amazing what one #person can do,” #PattiMiller, a former #student at #MankatoWest #HighSchool, told #TheDailyBeast.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/former-student-tim-walz-doesnt-know-he-saved-my-life

#TimWalz has been #praised for his work as a #GayStraightAlliance #FacultyAdvisor during the 1990s, stating that he possesses a profound #heart.’

Walz has long been an #outspoken #queer #ally and, in 1999, he agreed to support the creation of the first-ever #GSA at #MankatoWest #HighSchool after being approached by one of his #LGBTQIA students.

https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/08/07/tim-walz-praised-for-his-work-as-gay-straight-alliance-advisor/