Seniors Joshua Pittman, left, and friend since first grade Tim Blewett hold hands while speaking during the homecoming pep rally at East Grand Rapids High School on Friday, October 4, 2013. Pittman who has autism has been a student in the East Grand Rapids school district since kindergarten. Blewett led the charge in voting Pittman to this year's homecoming court. (Andrew Kuhn | MLive.com)