Round Rock High School - Dragon Yearbook (Round Rock, TX)

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Ol mpians try hard in competition Let me win but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attemptn is the mot- to of the Special Olympics and the rule students go by when they are par- ticipating in the games. According to sponsor Carol Clark, the most valuable players were Philip Ram- say, freshman, in track, Lydia Beltran, junior, in bowling, and Tony Garcia, freshman, in basketball. Most improved players were Stuart Ragsdale, junior, in track, Richard Morton, freshman, in basketball, and David Williams, senior, in bowling. Clark also named the most spirited members of the group: Amber Rogers, sophomore, and Kenneth Luton, freshman. Special Olympics is a program design- ed to involve special education students in extracurricular activities. It includes competition in bowling, basketball and track and field events. J E Stuart Ragsdale, junior, and Dawn Hovey, senior, cheer on their friends and teammates during a bowling tournament at Highland Lanes bowling alley. Bowling is only one of the sports included i Special Olympics competition. Students are el couraged by their teachers. 4.: 1 , ...A 'un sub... ,. . .,.. pry? pig, T 4 iixv IL . O ,c aegis'-Dfw-yi, no fr 1 - ff ?l'i7 f. ' . Round Rock Special Olympians accompanied by pics track meet. Track and field is only one area in basketball. Local students are coached by tli family members and friends begin their march which the young athletes compete. Special Olym- Special Education teachers Carol Clark and Ge around the track at the start of the Special Olym- pics also sponsors competition in bowling and Lynn. lO0 Special Olympics

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W . f Y , ,, , , r.. 19118 . T, L: MV, . ,.4V .mf ,Q 2: h , A I V' f ' an , . . , Af., H .-- V Q1 I . L... ibm, on Dean, sophomore, and Cliff Lowry, senior, participate in the Special llympics bowling tournament with their fellow classmates. The tourney was ,eld at Highland Lanes in Austin. 9 .75 Y Jon Dean, sophomore, attempts to make it over the high jump bar in the Special Olympics track and field event held at Burger Center in Austin. Freshmen Tony Garcia and Philip Ramsay wait patiently for their next track and field event to begin. The team was coached by the special ed teachers. kwwram av' SPECIAL OLYMPICS: QBottom Row! Dawn Hovey, Lydia Beltran, Stuart Ra sdale, Kenneth Luton, LaTiona Watters, David Williams, Howard Jaecksg QSgecond Rowb Geri Lynn, Lisa Wickham, Kelley Johnson, Amber Rogers, Gina Johnson, Laura Moses, Vicki Espelandg QTop Rowl Mrs. Donann Hulion, Rodney Wolf, Jon Dean, Philip Ramsay, Susan Anderson, Clifton Lowry, Carol Clark. Lydia Beltran, junior, and Susan Anderson, sophomore, talk with supporters prior to their participation in one of the track and field events. Special Olympics 101