EPJ decided, you know what, why not. It’s great. It brings in individuals with disabilities and then those without disabilities together – which we’re already doing at school. We have unified PE, which is where you have those with disabilities and those without doing PE together; they’re already doing classes together. So why not make it something bigger.”
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The Elk Point-Jefferson Special Olympics and Unified EPJ Special Olympics were able to participate in an event at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, IA. They were able to work with teams in the NAIA Women’s Volleyball on volleyball skills as well as participate in other events. Submitted photo
Thanks to the dedication of one Elk Point-Jefferson Teacher and the help of the Superintendent and Activiites Director, the school district is now considered to be a Unified Champion School.Before becoming a Unified Champion School, Cassandra Schmith helped bring back Elk Point-Jefferson Special Olympics. She pointed out that there was a Special Olympics in the late 90s, early 2000s, but it hadn…
