Come Friday June 1, nine students at Carter High School and three members of the staff will head to Raleigh to participate in the Special Olympics Summer Games.
That night, students will get a taste of the college
experience by staying in dorms at N.C.
State University,
eating in the cafeteria and going to a dance. On Saturday morning June 2, they
will head over to Ravenscroft
School to compete in the 50-
and 100-meter runs and the softball throw.
Each year, heading to the state games is a thoroughly
satisfying experience for the students, said Pat Jolin, the teacher who
oversees the trip. “They just absolutely love it.”
Student Patrick Shields agreed. “You have fun.”
Shields said he is looking forward to going back for seconds
at the cafeteria on Friday and participating in the games with his fellow
students on Saturday. “It’s about teamwork,” he said. “I like them to work for
the gold medals.”
Does he predict that they will be coming home with lots of medals?
“Yep!” he said.
Cynthia Wright, an interpreter at Carter, and Ernest Hough, a teacher
assistant at Carter, will join Jolin and the students on the trip.
The nine students planning to go are:
Patrick Shields
Shirita Tart
Kenyon Starling
Jharamee Pratt
Dezhaun Brown
Cierra “C.C.” King
Robert Gray
Stefon Lynch
Seth Pennington
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