Via Daily Mail:
Wearing a neck brace and a smile on her face, a 13-year-old girl who was shot multiple times at an Indiana high school in May waved to crowds lining streets in her homewn while serving as a grand marshal for its July Fourth parade.
Ella Whistler sustained seven gunshot wounds in the May 25 attack at Noblesville West Middle School, which was stopped by her science teacher.
The injured teen had her right arm in a sling as she greeted onlookers from a red Jeep Wrangler during Wednesday’s parade in Noblesville.
Jason Seaman, Ella’s heroic seventh-grade science teacher, also served as a grand marshal in the parade. Dressed in a stars-and-stripes tank top and shorts, he waved at the crowds from his perch in a blue Chevy Camaro following close behind.
Both drew loud cheers and applause.