This was a celebration of a lifetime for high school senior Jacob bobo Bowman, surrounded by teammates. After sinking this shot to help the Virginia Gate City Blue Devils win. It was a thrill because Bobo is the team manager who typically plays football. But off the field and on the court, he scored the very first time the coach put him in the game. And a special moment, one, a Nebraska family will never forget. That's Army Major, Timothy Wobing, surprising his daughter, Lila, at school after more than nine months overseas. Thank you so much. But that was not the only surprise he had in store. How about you get your stuff, and I'm going to go say how your brother. Okay? Lila's twin brother, Roman, also stunned by his father mother's homecoming. Hey, bud.

Nothing can prepare you for that time, just seeing the joy in your kid's eyes.

Okay. And a special celebration for eight-year-old Leila Gregory in Las Vegas. Ringing the bell to mark the end of more than two years of cancer treatment. For friends and family, it was an opportunity to celebrate. This slam dunk moment, one Brigham young University guard, Kaylee Smiler, never expected. That's her on senior night. The New Zealand native, surprised by family and friends who performed the haka. A ceremonial dance and an important part of their Maori traditions. The surprises, though, weren't over yet. Her parents, Philip and Loana, flew thousands of miles from their home in Australia to Utah to give their daughter a night she'd remember forever.

I was in tears. It was very special and emotional, and I loved it.

What was it like to see her surprise?

It was really emotional. It was an absolute privilege. We were able to use the haka to say, We're proud of you. We love you.

The evening for this family, a reminder of one thing above all.

Back home, we have a ton of these multicultural sayings. It's a question and you ask, What is the most important thing in this world? And the answer is, It is people. It is people. For this specific experience, it's for me. But my hope is that I'm able to do it for everybody else as well.

Kaylee is planning to play professional basketball overseas.

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