On April 19, the school system held was the 21st Annual Field Day for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing students and its second annual Field Day for Visually Impaired students. This year the event was held at BB&T Football Field, which made for a very exciting day for all involved. We had a record number of counties and students attending – a total of 17 counties, 210 hearing-impaired students and 24 visually-impaired students.
Our three speakers – LaShaunda Robinson of Reynolds High School,
Heather Auman of West Forsyth High School,
and Erica Stewart of East
Forsyth High
School are all graduating seniors who gave words
of encouragement and told their personal stories and future plans.
Participating school systems included: Rowan-Salisbury,
Union, Bumcombe, Thomasville, Guilford,
Rockingham, Wake, Stokes, Yadkin, Asheboro,
Alleghany, Mount Airy,
Surry, Elkin City,
Davie, Randolph, Asheville City, and Winston-Salem/Forsyth County.
The hearing-impaired students were divided into five age
groups and competed in a variety of races and relays. The visually impaired students
competed in various activities that included beep balls and rope relay races.
This was the first year to include blind/visually impaired preschool students. The
water balloon toss was a crowd favorite for all. We had a special visit from
the Demon Deacon who posed for many photos. We had many volunteers and sponsors
who helped make Field Day a great success. Special thanks to Reynolds Key Club,
Reynolds Sign Language Club, Industries for the Blind (who provided the awesome
t-shirts), Kitty Hunt and the Adaptive PE staff, Pepsi, and Wake Forest
University.
Information provided by Lisa A. Farrimond
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