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WrestleMania Week be a STAR rallies in Miami schools photos
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) L* y+ X; h# H n) g, Z! {From left: James Durbin, .T.D., David Otunga, Twan Russell, Jose "Pepe" Diaz, and Alicia Fox welcome Hialeah Gardens Middle School to WWE's be a STAR rally.
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+ ~2 W0 E$ }- S* g* h5 OT.D., Durbin, Otunga, and Russell pose with the children of Hialeah Middle School.: L; z# m5 x) _# u5 z
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0 Q2 u P- M, z9 d/ kRey Mysterio gets some up-close and personal time with the kids.
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7 d) e/ j% b" yDurbin, best known for a stint on "American Idol," tells the students of his experiences with bullying.* F$ P3 e7 _2 o. J. B" U2 x7 C
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. O. c% P, a+ vDolphins mascot T.D., and Director of Youth and Community Programs Twan Russell take a moment to address the young audience as well.6 I4 p+ X" \' \8 d% e6 j
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Miami Sports Commissioner Jose "Pepe" Diaz takes his turn at the mic.
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Alicia Fox brings spunk and excitement to the rally.0 M7 o( L+ }6 n" o# z
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- J3 E' ^" `( p1 ?* rOtunga poses with the tiniest member of the audience.* n3 V/ m! w) N/ @2 y+ N& V& ]
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& N( i& W! c2 }" v0 f0 ]1 c9 SOtunga, The Miz and Lilian Garcia get ready to rally the students at John F. Kennedy Middle School in North Miami Beach.$ E' h8 J( @! A% U2 }0 j
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T.D. gets the kids pumped up.. Z( {9 v- {% [# S
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David Otunga explains how he dealt with bullying during his childhood.7 u" }, Z8 S+ h1 B5 O" l
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8 z4 m$ v2 \# v7 }0 N; _0 EThe Miz talks about the barrage of insults he gets over social media every day, and how he uses positivity to counter it.
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0 K1 t8 G$ t% f2 ]& Q9 w& r“Every time you have a negative thought or are going to post a negative tweet … I challenge you to do something positive, say something positive. I guarantee you and that person will feel great about themselves," The Awesome One said.$ b+ y+ m- e$ y
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Lilian Garcia urges the students to show tolerance and respect for each other.1 m0 a$ d( [$ {2 z
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# B2 v( T& A& b- l+ GJames Durbin describes his childhood, where he dealt with bullies in addition to autism and Tourrete's Syndrome., L4 ?# z y! k
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L; e3 c/ {; O" x' L' D9 S# f9 pSeveral students won tickets to the WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and WrestleMania XXVIII.
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David Otunga poses with North Miami Beach Mayor George Vallejo.
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