After Teddy Marousis suddenly passed away nearly 17 months ago, Todd Kaiser knew there had to be some way to keep the 14-year-old’s legacy of brightness and congeniality alive within the Pinelands Regional School District.

“I was helping out in that classroom that day, and Teddy passing away was devastating to so many people,” said Kaiser, a former Southern Regional football and basketball player now part of the special education department at Pinelands.