We had a fantastic morning celebrating Public School Proud Grant winners at McGovern Middle School!

Sarah Henrichs, Kelsey Burns, and Erin McFarland received the sixth award for their proposal, “Lifetime Sports.” They will use $2,315 to purchase basketball hoops and supplies, golf sets, and trikes for the adaptive PE program. In the proposal, they wrote, “It is important that students with special needs have various leisure activity interests, especially activities that promote fitness. To implement basketball, we will play adapted games that focus on teamwork and motor skills. This will also give students exposure to basketball before they can join the high school adaptive basketball team offered at all four sites. For golf, we will create a mini course with the new supplies using mats, cones, and putters, promoting coordination and concentration. Biking can be introduced through adapted bikes and trikes to enhance balance and increase physical independence. These activities will provide inclusive opportunities for our students.”