Stella Kirkpatrick was the center of attention on Monday as robotics students at Wetumpka High School presented her and her family with a modified motorized toy car.
Five WHS students worked for several months to provide the Kirkpatrick family with a car that 2-year-old Stella, who has limited mobility, could learn to use all on her own.
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