Wisconsin School for the Deaf - The Wisconsin Times Vol. 133 No. 4 Summer 2012 | Page 14

Seniors, Alvin Horton, Nick Johnson, and Sarab Jeet
Signh lead the audience in the Special Olympics oath.

Special Olympics Track

The annual mini track meet against Lakeland School was held on May 23rd. During the meet, WSD students and
staff came out in force to assist with the meet. WSD staff and students were given the roles of scorekeeping,
measuring, timing and refereeing the meet in addition to supervising both WSD and Lakeland students.
WSD high school students were recruited to team up with each Special Olympic athlete from both WSD and
Lakeland. They shadowed and assisted their athlete throughout the meet. Everybody had a great time. All
Special Olympic athletes were winners no matter how they performed during the meet.
WSD Special Olympics athletes had the chance to practice
Alejandro reviews his award winning technique
with the Varsity Tracksters one week prior to the annual
with seniors, Alvin, Sarab, and Nick.
Mini Meet. Now its show time! Previously, Nick Johnson has
always ran for the joy of encouraging others to finish.
Today, he runs for the finish line!

Middle School Track
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