The Special Olympics at Mooreville is for students that have different abilities or disabilities that others do not have. These kids are not like everyone else, so they are often not able to play in traditional high school sports. The Special Olympics gives them opportunities to shine in ways that traditional sports might not allow. Some of the sports/games that they get to participate in at the Special Olympics are running, tennis ball throw, softball throw, running long jump, standing long jump, bocce, cornhole, as well as practicing skills related to soccer, softball, basketball, and many more other games/sports. On March 24th, Mooreville students participated in the Area 11 Special Olympics at Tupelo High School. The kids got to do many games/sports at the Special Olympics and several members of the Untified Club were able to come and help the kids compete in games and sports. At Mooreville we had two 4 x 100 unified relay teams and we had some of the Untified Club members running and helping the kids out. They had a great time and the kids had so much fun! As a result of their performance at the local games, the following students have qualified to continue their competition at the state level in Biloxi in May: Todd Simmons, Libby Cheney, Jay Wells, Aaron Martin, and Aniya McGaughy. One of our relay teams also qualified, which includes Unified Club members, Lilly Williams and Ali May. Good luck to all of these athletes and partners as they compete over Mother’s Day weekend.
