Every year our school has been sending special education students to compete in the Special Olympics. Our school is co-joined with a team from Cedar Falls, called the Tigers.

There’s three different sports that students can compete: bowling, basketball and track & field.

Our school recently sent three students to districts, in Waterloo, for the bowling portion. Morgan Brown, Jennifer Lassuy and Jennifer Gutknechtn. State bowling for Special Olympics will be held in mid-November. Connie Doughan, special education teacher, has graciously volunteered to drive the students to Cedar Falls when they have practices and serves as their coach. She enjoys watching the students succeed, but more importantly makes sure that they have fun.

When I asked Jennifer Lassuey what her favorite part of being in Special Olympics she said, “I enjoy meeting new people and making friends. I also love participating in the fun activities.”

When interviewing Mrs. Doughan she told me that the team have a motto not only for Special Olympics, but also for Special Ed: “Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.” This is a great motto for the students because it motivates them to try their best. There will be more articles in the future concerning updates on the Special Olympics dates/events and other information about the students. Mrs. Doughan told me that they will be starting their basketball practices in about a month.