Student Achievement

Just like an Olympian

Kern County Superintendent of Schools Special Education student Judith Beltran reacts as though she’s won an Olympic medal during classroom activities designed to acquaint students with the Olympics at McKinley School.As Judith Beltran lifted a cardboard roll with two balloons attached at each end over her head, she could not suppress the wide smile that suddenly appeared on her face. For that pretend moment in time, Beltran was an Olympic athlete going for gold in the weight lifting competition.

Minutes before, David Palomino had willingly accepted a papier-mâché torch, complete with a crepe paper flame, from classmate Juan Saldaña, and ran with it as though he was on his way to the opening ceremonies in Athens. More
Posted: 8/9/04; 9:15:11 AM | Permalink(#)


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