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Tehachapi scored! The ball went through the basket, and the Warriors captured the first score during the Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools Program basketball scrimmage between Tehachapi High School and Rosamond High School.
Tehachapi Police Department officers were among supporters at the April 27 Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools Program basketball scrimmage between Tehachapi High School and Rosamond High School. Here they are with a Rosamond student who entertained the crowd following the entrance of the Flame of Hope.
Tehachapi Police Officer Aaron Price escorts a student carrying the Flame of Hope around the gymnasium at Tehachapi High School on April 27 to kick off a Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools Program basketball scrimmage between THS and Rosamond High School.
Let the game begin! After the opening ceremony, it was time for the opening jump ball during the Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools Program basketball scrimmage between Tehachapi High School and Rosamond High School.
Tehachapi scored! The ball went through the basket, and the Warriors captured the first score during the Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools Program basketball scrimmage between Tehachapi High School and Rosamond High School.
Tehachapi Police Department officers were among supporters at the April 27 Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools Program basketball scrimmage between Tehachapi High School and Rosamond High School. Here they are with a Rosamond student who entertained the crowd following the entrance of the Flame of Hope.
An enthusiastic crowd was present for the April 27 Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools Program basketball scrimmage between Tehachapi High School and Rosamond High School.
Sam Fenton, special education teacher at Tehachapi High School, makes announcements during a Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools Program basketball scrimmage between THS and Rosamond High School on April 27.
Tehachapi Police Officer Aaron Price escorts a student carrying the Flame of Hope around the gymnasium at Tehachapi High School on April 27 to kick off a Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools Program basketball scrimmage between THS and Rosamond High School.
Athletes stand facing the flag while the national anthem is played during the April 27 Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools Program basketball scrimmage between Tehachapi High School and Rosamond High School.
Students and coaches huddle before the beginning of the April 27 Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools Program basketball scrimmage between Tehachapi High School and Rosamond High School.
Let the game begin! After the opening ceremony, it was time for the opening jump ball during the Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools Program basketball scrimmage between Tehachapi High School and Rosamond High School.
Smiling faces filled the gymnasium at Tehachapi High School on April 27 as Sam Fenton got his wish — a crowd to watch a basketball scrimmage between THS and Rosamond High School.
Fenton teaches in the TALL program at THS. Officially, that’s the Tehachapi Unified School District’s Transition to Adult Living and Lifestyle Program for 18-to-21-year-olds, and Fenton was hoping for support for his students and those from the TALL program in Rosamond.
Both schools are part of the Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools Program. According to the website specialolympics.org, the program “promotes social inclusion through intentionally planned and implemented activities affecting systems-wide change.
"With sports as the foundation, the three-component model offers a unique combination of effective activities that equip young people with tools and training to create sports, classroom and school climates of acceptance. These are school climates where students with disabilities feel welcome and are routinely included in, and feel a part of, all activities, opportunities and functions.”
Representatives of the Tehachapi Police Department and Mojave office of the California Highway Patrol were among the supporters who showed up. Officers and students carried the traditional Flame of Hope into and around the gymnasium to begin the event.
Band members from both schools added to the fun and supporters cheered the athletes participating in the scrimmage.
Claudia Elliott is a freelance journalist and former editor of the Tehachapi News. She lives in Tehachapi and can be reached by email: claudia@claudiaelliott.net.
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