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MORGAN — The national bird of the U.S. is the bald eagle, and the new look at Morgan High School is the bald head.
Both are symbols of strength, but for very different reasons. For the students and faculty at Morgan, they are losing their locks for Landon.
When 11-year-old Landon Streadbeck was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer, his family and community rallied with him by shaving their heads, so he wouldn't be alone.
‘We were scared. A few of my friends looked like they were about to cry,” said Bridger Streadbeck, Landon’s older brother. “It was a pretty fun experience because we had my little brother there with us and got some good pictures.”
But it wasn't just Bridger and his friends shaving their heads for Landon. The entire basketball team and five coaches joined in on the fun.
This is a great community, great people here who support each other. Even though we don't want to be a part of something like that or have people we love go through hard things, it's really brought this team and community together.
–Brad Matthews, Morgan High boys' basketball coach
And when Bridger got to school the next day, he noticed many more shiny smooth heads in the hallway. Administrators, teachers and friends of Landon and the Streadbeck family also sported the new hairdo.
“This is a great community, great people here who support each other,” said Brad Matthews, Morgan High boys' basketball coach. “Even though we don't want to be a part of something like that or have people we love go through hard things, it's really brought this team and community together.”
Brigder said it was an “eye opener” for Landon that allowed him to see how loving the community is.
“It's been awesome just to see how much love and support there's been,” Bridger said.
Other members of the community have joined in “locks for Landon” and shaved.
Landon was able to cheer on the Trojans one more time before beginning his chemotherapy treatments.
