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Broken Arrow honors Special Olympics cheer team headed to 2025 USA Games
Summary
Board recognized coach Christina Gould, staff and the Broken Arrow Special Olympics cheer team after the team won state title at OSSAA Game Day State Championship and was selected to compete at the 2025 USA Games in Minnesota.
The Broken Arrow Public Schools board recognized the Special Olympics cheer team and its coaches after the squad won the OSSAA Game Day State Championship and earned selection to the 2025 USA Games in Minnesota.
A presenter (Miss Thornton) praised Coach Christina Gould, assistant coach Jennifer Montgomery and volunteers for building a program focused on “empowerment, inclusion, and proving that anything is possible with the right support,” and noted the team brought home a state title. The transcript records the presenter saying the team’s work “inspired an entire school community” and that student and staff volunteer dedication was “remarkable.”
Coach Gould introduced athletes and staff members and described the program’s growth: Broken Arrow was the first group to field an interscholastic cheer team that allowed athletes to perform on the football sideline, she said, and Special Olympics Oklahoma and OSSAA have recently added cheer as a competitive program. Gould and staff acknowledged support from the high school, athletics department and parent volunteers; the board and meeting attendees offered congratulations and posed for photographs.
The team’s selection for the 2025 USA Games in Minnesota was announced to the board; no funding request or formal board action relating to travel or expenses was recorded in the transcript.
