After reading “Tuesdays with Morrie,” about a professor dying of ALS, the students researched other underfunded and deadly diseases and illnesses then analyzed why the Ice Bucket Challenge was so successful. Now students are working to create the “next” Ice Bucket Challenge for one of the diseases they researched.

Shaler Area High School Principal Tim Royall was the first to participate in the winning group’s “The Leukemia Wrap Challenge.”

For "The Leukemia Wrap Challenge," participants creatively wrap themselves in toilet paper and record it as a video or “selfie.” The challenge is aimed to represent the kids who are stuck/confined in a hospital bed as they are going through difficult treatments for leukemia.