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Sioux Falls - A group of high school students in Sioux Falls is trying to raise awareness about Friedreich's Ataxia through a musical theater show at the Orpheum Theater in Downtown Sioux Falls. Ten students have been working on the project, which they call "FA for FA," short for Fine Arts for Friedreich's Ataxia. It is a student led, student run, and community supported organization geared at raising awareness and money for Friedreich's Ataxia.

The idea for the project started with a fellow musical performer in Sioux Falls, Raena Brendtro, who was diagnosed with FA in 2013. FA is a debilitating, life-shortening, neuromuscular disorder that affects about 15,000 people worldwide.

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