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Houston County Students Win Special Olympics Georgia Awards
Special Olympics Athlete Oath ~
“Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.”
HOUSTON COUNTY, GA – Houston
County students participated in the
Georgia Winter Special Olympics held
Jan. 12-13 in Atlanta. The students
competed in basketball, bowling, team
skills and individual skills. High school
athletes also competed in weight
lighting.
Unified Bowling was played, which is a
team consisting of two Special Education
and two regular education students on
one team. The district’s Gold, Silver and
Bronze award-winners are listed below.
Houston County High School
Bowling
Bears Team 1 – Gold: Billy Williams, Kevin Smith, Isaiah Corbett
and Spencer Ingram
Bears Team 7 (pictured bottom left) – Gold: Kayla VonOven, Gabbie
Lewis, Annabelle Whitaker and Travon Manning (Northside High)
Bears Team 2 – Bronze: Klayson Rumell, Amira Rogers, Kirkland
Richardson and Sam Rose
Bears Team 6 – Bronze: Jaylen Chambliss, Garrett Culpepper,
Gabby Stephens and Jamal Leonard
P.O. Box 1850 • Perry, Georgia 31069
(478) 988-6200 • Fax (478) 988-6259
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Basketball (team pictured above)
Malcolm Ruffin placed Silver in Individual Skills
Powerlifting
Chris Logas placed Gold in Deadlift and Silver in Bench
Northside High School
Bowling
Eagles Team 1 – Gold: Zane Mitchell, Rod Mains, Bernard Bowens and Amari Baker
Warner Robins Middle School
Bowling
Warriors Team 1 – Bronze: Mya Tharpe, Morrigan Ring, Ali Wilbanks and Rachel Marrs
Warriors Team 2 – Gold: Griffin Mullis, Drew Cooper, Tristian Woodard and Drew Patel
Basketball
Gold - Chanelle Anthony, Jabryil Homes, Josiah Grimes, Marcayll Jones, Ty Carr, Jhiem Abron,
Marquez Samiel and Ivan Palmer
Perry High School
Bowling
Panthers Team
Panthers Team
Panthers Team
Panthers Team
Panthers Team
4 – Silver: Annie Chance, Terra Odom, Ke’Shawn Sturkey and Gabriella Ford
5 – Silver: Kyandra Mackey, Hannah Sikes, Kyle Mackey and Jamal Dugger
6 – Silver: Cassidy Reynold, Hayley Karros, Charizma Dixon and Gabriel Ross
7 – Silver: Hannah Hunt, Bailey Johnson, Brittany Jarrell and Cole Goodroe
1 – Bronze: Vanesa Rivera, Lilly Sutton, Brandon Shim and Cameron Little
Weightlifting
Michael Adams won Silver in Squat, Dead Lift and Bench
Veterans High School
Bowling
Warhawks Team
Devin Fabian
Warhawks Team
Warhawks Team
Warhawks Team
1 – Gold: Wade Smith, Anna Claire Brown, Freddie Hollingsworth and
2 – Gold: Tyler Mayfield, Leyton Pinckney, Noah Wynn and Johnnie Brown
3 – Gold: Layne Fulghum, Avery House, Cayla Campbell and Christy Brown
4 – Silver: Anna Dumas, Lindsay Lee, Ashley Underhill and Leah Shelton
P.O. Box 1850 • Perry, Georgia 31069
(478) 988-6200 • Fax (478) 988-6259
www.hcbe.net
Powerlifting
Jacob Hall won 3rd Overall, Silver in Bench and 4th in Squat and Deadlift
Special Olympics is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering individuals
with developmental disabilities to become physically fit, productive and respected members of
society through sports training and competition. Special Olympics Georgia currently has 27,110
registered athletes with close to 600 participants in Houston County. Special Olympics Georgia
serves athletes with intellectual disabilities in more than 180 programs in 120 counties.
For more information, please contact Dr. Brenda Arnett, Adapted P.E. Specialist, at 478-293-8696 or
[email protected]. For more information, please click here.
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P.O. Box 1850 • Perry, Georgia 31069
(478) 988-6200 • Fax (478) 988-6259
www.hcbe.net