Logan Stelten, 15, has many helpers throughout her day at Pioneer Ridge Freshman Center in Chaska. But there is only one Frank.
Frank Condon, 61, retired from construction work seven years ago and began working at East Union Elementary School, doing everything from computer tutoring to bathroom monitoring. Six years ago, Logan, then a third-grader, stole his heart.
"She still has it," Condon says.
On a rainy Monday, just after 8 a.m., Logan steps off her school bus. Condon is there to greet her, as always. They take the stairs slowly, then bounce down the hall into a small classroom where Logan finds a laminated picture of a horse that will help her identify her locker.
Her baby book sits nearby, telling the story of why she is here:
"Dec. 2, 1991. I was four months old. All of us sudden, a huge pain in my head woke me up."
A blood vessel had broken in her brain. Surgery followed, then a very different life.
Logan has three sisters -- 8, 11 and 17. Her mom, Nanette, is a full-time homemaker. Dad is vice president of a manufacturing company.
