ACHS bowlers roll to podium finishes
Anderson County High School athletes with disabilities and their peer buddies competed at the Special Olympics TSSAA sectionals bowling competition held at Fountain Lanes in Knoxville on Jan. 13. The unified team placed third, one of the unified pairs placed fourth, and another unified pair placed second. (photo:Submitted )
The athletes and peer buddies participated in the Special Olympics TSSAA Sectionals Bowling competition held at Fountain Lanes in Knoxville on Jan. 13.
As Hannah Pack, special education teacher for ACHS, explained, these events have two types of competitions: traditional and unified.
Traditional teams consist only of student athletes with disabilities. A unified team partners those athletes with what Pack called their “typically developing peers” – which she referred to as peer buddies or unified partners. These partners are fellow students.
The unified team placed third, one of the unified pairs placed fourth, and another unified pair placed second in the competition.
“Our students demonstrated outstanding sportsmanship, teamwork and determination throughout the event,” Pack said.
“We are very proud of their effort and representation.”
