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Sandy Creek Students Participate in Olympiad

May 16th, 2016 by Lani Camp, Public Relations at the Center for Instruction, Technology & Innovation

Students, staff and cheer buddies enter the field to participate in the Oswego County Olympiad Invitational at John C. Birdlebough High School in Phoenix.

Hundreds of exceptional student-athletes from schools across the county united for a day of competition, friendship and fun as part of the Oswego County Olympiad Invitational.

The event, held May 12 in the track area outside of John C. Birdlebough High School, featured nearly 400 participants representing all nine school districts in Oswego County as well as the Center for Instruction, Technology & Innovation. Students competed in adapted events, field activities, distance races and infield games such as beanbag tosses.

The day got underway with a parade around the track and some words of encouragement from emcee Greg Callen, founder of Move Along Inc. Callen is paralyzed from the waist down and he spoke about the obstacles he had to overcome and how athletics helped him succeed.

“I found that the coaching, mentoring, life skills and qualities that I got through athletics and competition transferred right into my work and what I do today,” Callen said. “I can always go back to athletics and remember what that gave me … and how athletics gave me the perseverance and the integrity to continue to strive forward.”

The Olympiad embodied Callen’s message of perseverance, as students helped one another across the finish line, volunteers handed out ribbons, friends and family high-fived the participants, and the student-athletes beamed with pride.

The following Sandy Creek students were competitors in events: Kyle Allen, Tirone McBroom, Jenny Dana, Maggie Steele, Angeline Soderlund, Hannah Olszewski, Zach Comins, Daniel Burgy, and Kadin Collins. Accompanying the athletes were cheer buddies who helped boost team morale and spirits throughout the day. The cheer buddies included: Dylan Kimball, Andre Herman, Gavin Babcock, Hailee Thurston, Jayden Mullin, Jordyn Mullin, Jaeden Darling, Sophia Orton, Maiya Hathway, Jacob Williams and Parker Kohlbach.

“We are so proud of everyone who participated, volunteered and donated to make the second annual Oswego County Olympiad Invitational such a huge success,” said Phoenix teacher Angie Neiss, who helped organize the event. “It’s awesome to see everything come together for a fun-filled day.”

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Sandy Creek students united with students from across the county for a day of competition, friendship and fun as part of the Oswego County Olympiad Invitational.

Oswego County Olympiad events included distance races, field activities and more.