BISD SPECIAL OLYMPIANS EARN 10 MEDALS

  

Last Saturday, the Brenham Independent School District Special Olympics team competed in an area level competition in bowling.

The event happened in Conroe, and BISD saw their team pull in 5 gold medals, 1 silver medal, and 4 bronze medals. Athletes that competed include:

Krause Elementary School

• Joshua Blackshire- winning gold
• Coltyn Hupe- winning bronze

Brenham Junior High School

• Andrew Kunkel- winning bronze
• MaKenzie Palacios- winning gold

Brenham High School

• Christian Grawunder- winning gold
• Malachi Kesee- winning bronze
• McKenzie LaSagna- winning gold
• Dustin Schwartz- winning silver
• Cheyenne Tuck- winning bronze
• Cole Wright- winning gold

The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.