May 9, 2023 – Kahok Special Olympics athletes competed in the Special Olympics Region J Spring Games hosted at Edwardsville High School. “We won many gold medals, at least 13, and are headed to state! We had a great time,” said Coach Lynn Vermeiren. Congratulations to the 2022-23 Special Olympics Team! Coaches: Angie McGinnis Lynn […]
Special Olympics
Polar Plunge Team Honored at March 2023 BOE Meeting
March 21, 2023 – At their March 20, 2023 meeting, the Collinsville Community Unit School District #10 Board of Education honored staff and students who participated in the 2023 Polar Plunge to raise money for Special Olympics. The group raised a collective $7,000+ by jumping into freezing water outdoors in mid-February. The Kahoks were the […]
Kahok Athletes Unite for Unified Sports Day
March 20, 2023 – Last week, Kahok Special Olympics Athletes were joined by neurotypical peers from Collinsville High School to participate in a Unified Sports Day at Edwardsville High School. Life skills students from Edwardsville, Collinsville and East St. Louis High Schools teamed with their partners for a day of activities and Special Olympics sports. […]
Kahoks Raise $7,000+ in 2023 Polar Plunge for Special Olympics
February 18, 2023 – Kahoks took the Polar Plunge in freezing temperatures on Friday, February 17, 2023 and raised over $7,000 for the Special Olympics. CAVC Director Joe McGinnis raised the most money to earn the team’s “Golden Plunger” award.
Kahok Special Olympics Athletes Joined by Partners for Unified Bowling
October 18, 2022 – Collinsville Community Unit School District #10 Kahok Special Olympics Athletes participated in their first “unified” competition when Illinois Special Olympics Region J hosted its first Unified Bowling event at St. Clair Bowl on Sunday, October 16, 2022. According to the Special Olympics website: “Special Olympics is dedicated to promoting social inclusion […]