Several hundred eager special education student athletes traveled to Phoenix Central School District to participate in the 2018 Oswego County Olympiad. As the bleachers filled with fans roaring in support, students of all ages, developmental and physical abilities from ten school districts in Oswego County joined together to compete in several track and field events.
Phoenix High School hosted the Oswego County Olympiad on Thursday (May 11,) allowing hundreds of exceptional student athletes the chance to participate in friendly track and field competition. In its third year, Fulton native Tim Conners who narrowly defeated a life threatening cancer diagnosis as a teenager, kicked off the event with his inspiring opening remarks. Speaking to the crowd of 460 student athletes, Conners spread a message of perseverance, a lesson he learned while battling for his life and even after as he discovered how to operate daily life in a now sightless world.
All ten Oswego County school districts were well represented in the second annual Oswego County Olympiad, giving nearly 400 special education students the chance to compete athletically in a wide variety of events. This year’s student athletes arrived at Phoenix High School where they excitedly got off their buses to crowds of family, friends, teachers, fellow students and school mascots awaiting their arrival, lined up to escort them to the competition field. Student athletes of all ages, developmental and physical abilities competed in a wide variety of events including track events such as the 50m and 100m dash, jumping events such as long jump and standing jump, field events such as shot-put, football and softball toss.
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