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Springs schools honor Special Olympics volunteers and Walt Whitman poetry winners
Summary
The board read a proclamation recognizing Whitney L. Reedlinger for over 20 years of Special Olympics volunteer service and celebrated student poetry contest placings and readings, including grand champion Emmaline Tran.
The Springs Board of Education recognized local volunteers and student achievements during its regular session.
Mr. Kelt read a proclamation honoring Whitney L. Reedlinger for more than 20 years of volunteer service to Special Olympics, noting her roles as coach and organizer and praising her work with athletes, families and fellow volunteers. Reedlinger and her volunteers were applauded by the board and audience.
Students were also celebrated for placements in the Walt Whitman poetry contest. Under Miss O'Reilly's leadership, four eighth graders secured spots in the contest: honorable mention Dorothy Borzek read "Unchained," Jefferson Mateo Nunez (whose reading coincided with his birthday) read "The Weight of Hope," Ethan read "The Traveling Leaf," and grand champion Emmaline Tran read "Boundless." Excerpts included Dorothy Borzek's lines, "The day you lost your chains, I gained mine," and Emmaline Tran's image of a heron "lifting into the open air, dancing upon the gentle wind."
The board and superintendent praised the students' writing, noted the students will be recognized at the May 31 awards ceremony at the museum, and encouraged the community to attend the district's spring concert and other upcoming events.
