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u ring th e sc h o o l y e ar, spe c ial e d u c atio n stu d e nts sh o w c ase th e ir ath l e tic ab il itie s and te am b u il d ing sk il l s b y b e c o m ing m e m b e rs o f th e P V R o ad ru nne rs te am , S pe c ial O l y m pic s A riz o na d e l e g atio n. T h e S pe c ial O l y m pic s pro g ram pro v id e s y e ar- ro u nd spo rts training and ath l e tic c o m pe titio n in a v arie ty o f O l y m pic ty pe spo rts. C u rre ntl y , th e P V R o ad ru nne rs te am h as 1 0 2 stu d e nt- ath l e te s and is l e ad b y K atie P e na, th e d e an o f stu d e nts at H o riz o n H ig h S c h o o l . S pe c ial E d u c atio n stu d e nts w h o are at l e ast 7 y e ars- o l d are ab l e to partic ipate o n th e P V R o ad ru nne rs te am . “ T h e b e st part o f S pe c ial O l y m pic s is th at ath l e te s c anno t ag e o u t. W e h av e c u rre nt P V stu d e nts, as w e l l as g rad u ate s partic ipate , w h ic h re al l y c re ate s a stro ng se nse o f c o m m u nity . A l l spo rts h av e prac tic e s and c o m pe titio ns
w h e re ath l e te s c o m pe te ath l e te s o f e q u al ab il ity are d o ne d u ring prac tic c o m pe tito rs are e v e nl y M s. P e na.
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o th e r ssm e nts nsu re e d , ” said
S tu d e nts c an partic ipate in th e f o l l o w ing spo rts S w im , B o w l ing , S o c c e r, F l ag f o o tb al l , B ask e tb al l , and T rac k and F ie l d . M s. P e na is w o rk ing o n a partne rsh ip w ith C av e Creek nified School District and North Valley nified School District to pro v id e ath l e te s th e o ppo rtu nity to partic ipate in o th e r spo rts and h e l p g ro w o u r pro g ram . S tu d e nts c an no w c o m pe te in G o l f and A l pine S k iing w ith th e o th e r d istric ts.
pe o pl e o f d if f e re nt ab il itie s, se e ing th e m o v e rc o m e o b stac l e s, and b e su c c e ssf u l , ” sh e said .
A st he H e adof D e l e ga tionf or t he P VR oa dr unne rst e am ,M s.P e na not onl ydoe st he be hi ndt he s c e ne s w or k,but s he a l soc oa c he sdur ing prac tic e s and c om pe tition s. “ I ha ve the oppor tuni ty to w or k w ith a gr e at gr oup of vol unt e e rc oa c he si ne ac hs por t. W ithout t he irhe l p,I w oul dn’ tbe a bl e tor unour pr ogr am ,” s aidM s.P e na. A ny stu d e nts w ith an I nd iv id u al E d u c atio n P l an ( I E P ) c an partic ipate
as l o ng as th e y are at l e ast 7 y e ars- o l d . I f y o u r c h il d w o u l d l ik e to partic ipate , e m ail K atie P e na at k ape na@ pv sc h o o l s. ne t f o r m o re inf o rm atio n. I f y o u ’ d l ik e to v o l u nte e r to h e l p d u ring prac tic e s and c o m pe titio ns, b ac k g ro u nd c h e c k s and training are o f f e re d b y th e S pe c ial O l y m pic s o f A riz o na at no c o st. Y o u c an al so m ak e a tax c re d it c o ntrib u tio n to th e pro g ram th at w il l b e u se d to pu rc h ase u nif o rm s and e q u ipm e nt. T h e S pe c ial O l y m pic s pro g ram in P VS c h o o l s w as starte d in 1 9 9 1 b y B o b H al t and R and y W al k e r.
B y partic ipating in th e spo rts, stu d e nts are ab l e to se t a l if e l o ng passio n f o r ath l e tic s. F o r m any stu d e nts, th is is their first opportunity to compete and b e a part o f a te am . “ T h e b e st part ab o u t w o rk ing w ith S pe c ial O l y m pic s is g e tting th e c h anc e to inte rac t w ith
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