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The 15th annual Flock Olympics celebrates students of all abilities

A girl in a red Flock Olympics shirt smiles and holds up her hands in the shape of a heart.

The 15th annual Flock Olympics brought students together to have some fun and celebrate all abilities at Glendale High School earlier this year. 

Special Olympics Missouri State Outdoor Games athletes were partnered with buddies to participate in various sporting events like bowling, kickball and shooting baskets in the Glendale gym. The stands were filled with students cheering for the athletes with signs made to encourage each of the participants. The energy in the room was electric as everyone was there to have fun and enjoy their community. 

As part of the event, Glendale students also raised money to support the school’s functional skills classrooms. Raising $4,500, this year’s event broke the record for the most money raised through Flock Olympics.

Glendale was also announced as a Unified Champion School for Special Olympics Missouri at the event. As a Unified Champion School, Glendale promotes social inclusion. According to Special Olympics Missouri, the Unified strategy is about unifying all students — with and without disabilities — using sports as a catalyst for social inclusion and attitude and behavioral change.

A girl in a wheelchair cheers as large cups in the foreground are knocked over by a ball. Students stand behind her smiling.
A boy in headphones swings his arm back to bowl a yellow ball towards large stacking cups in a gym. There's a line of students behind him.
A crowd of students stand in the Glendale gym bleachers, holding encouraging signs.
A girl holds a basketball in the lap of a girl in a wheelchair. A boy leans a large metal hoop towards the girl in the wheelchair. Students stand in a line behind them in the Glendale gym.
Two girls look at each other, making heart shapes with their hands. Another girl looks on smiling. Behind them students play a game in the Glendale gym.
A boy and a girl high five in the Glendale gym.
A boy runs around the Glendale gym. Another boy looks on with a shocked face, impressed at the boy running.
A large soccer ball rolls towards a boy in a wheelchair pushed by a girl. There's a line of students behind them.
A girl gives a large soccer ball to a girl in a wheelchair in the Glendale gym, other students stand around. There's a large screen in the background that says Glendale Flock Olympics est. 2010.
Students stand on bleachers cheering, holding signs with encouraging words. Girls in Glendale cheer uniforms look to the crowd of students holding rolled up t shirts to throw to the crowd.
A boy stands with his arms out smiling in the Glendale gym.
Three women stand in a gym holding a giant check written for $4,500 to GHS Functional Skills. Students stand around them clapping and smiling.
A girl places a medal over a boy's head as he leans forward.
A group of students pose together in a the Glendale Gym. Many of the students hold encouraging signs, and there's a sign for Special Olympics and a giant check for $4,500 to GHS Functional Skills.