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The schools are Thomas White Elementary School, Martin G. Atkins Elementary-Middle School, and Bridgeport High School. [2] Atkins houses students in grades 2 through 8. Previously the district operated Bridgeport-Spaulding Middle School, which served grades 7 and 8. The school closed in 2009 and Atkins absorbed the school's students and ...
Special Olympics programs are available for athletes free of charge. More than 5.7 million athletes and Unified Sports partners are involved in Special Olympics sports training and competition in 204 countries and territories. [47] The organization offers year-round training and competition in 32 Olympic-style summer and winter sports. [48]
The 2014 Special Olympics USA Games were held from June 14 to 21 in New Jersey. [4] The Opening Ceremony was held at Prudential Center in Newark. [5] [6] Competition was held at venues throughout Mercer County including The College of New Jersey in the Trenton suburb of Ewing, [7] Rider University, Princeton University and Mercer County Park.
It is one of ten Local School Districts in the Allegan Area Educational Service Agency (AAESA). [2] Serving a student population of approximately 1,550, the district offers two K–5 elementary schools. There is one 6th–8th grade middle school and one 9th–12th grade high school, as well as a 1–5 year-old Welcoming Schools program.
Michigan connection: Portage North High School. Schedule: Aug. 5-7; qualification, Aug. 5. Highlights: Evans is in his second Olympics after securing gold at U.S. trials last month. He launched a ...
There was a 23% unemployment rate as of 1981. From 1972 to circa 1982 the enrollment declined from 21,028 to 17,216. In 1981 extracurricular activities were sharply reduced, and several athletes left the district due to the loss of athletic programs; they attended public schools in other school districts and private schools. [2]
The Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act is a United States law (codified at 36 U.S.C. Sec. 220501 et seq. of the United States Code) that charters and grants monopoly status to the United States Olympic Committee, and specifies requirements for its member national governing bodies for individual sports.
The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States Department of Education award program that recognizes exemplary public and non-public schools on a yearly basis. Using standards of excellence evidenced by student achievement measures, the Department honors high-performing schools and schools that are making great strides in closing ...