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May 28, 2022
HomeSpecial Olympics

Special Olympics

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Destrehan High student, DHS alum will each represent state in Special Olympic National Games

March 26, 2022 Ryan Arena

Oneil Legendre and Michael Love each watched with anticipation a special Facebook stream by Special Olympics Louisiana – it was here they would learn whether either had been selected to represent the state in the upcoming Special Olympics USA National Games this June. […]

News

Gold medal just one of many accomplishments for Special Olympian

October 9, 2019 Anna Thibodeaux

When Connie Love sees her 16-year-old son, now as a Special Olympics athlete, she thinks back to the day he uttered his first word at 4-1/2 years old. […]

Lifestyles

How RSVP volunteers make a difference

August 19, 2019 Anna Thibodeaux

For RSVP volunteers Maddie Fabre and Ronnie Theriot, the act of helping others takes on deeper meaning. […]

Sports

Special Olympians hit big, bring home medals from Seattle USA Games

July 20, 2018 Ryan Arena

A group of Special Olympians made St. Charles Parish proud with their recent efforts at the 2018 USA Special Olympic Games in Seattle, Washington, bringing home a strong collection of medals. […]

Health

Special Olympics, United Way help Destrehan native beat the odds after cancer

October 4, 2017 Ryan Arena

After undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from her brain in 1999 and then chemotherapy for the next two years, Jordan Prince was told she may never hear, walk or speak again — continuing to participate in athletics seemed like a remote possibility, at best. […]

Lifestyles

DHS student taking mother’s heritage to ‘Olympics of Irish dancing’

June 21, 2017 Anna Thibodeaux

When Sarah Taylor saw her cousin Irish dancing while visiting family in Belfast, she thought, “This is what I want to do.” […]

Health

Activities center with arcade, sensory room opens for kids with special needs

June 14, 2017 Ryan Arena

Lori Bercegeay has long had a vision – and she’s brought it to reality. […]

Health

254 parish athletes compete in Special Olympics

September 30, 2016 Ryan Arena

Joseph and Matthew Guichard are 17-year-old twin athletes from St. Charles Parish who have competed with the Special Olympics since the age of 8. […]

Lifestyles

Life has taken a whole new beat for this special needs student

July 1, 2016 Anna Thibodeaux

When word came that Nathan Leathers had won the Spirit of the Wildcat Award from the Destrehan High School ROTC and American Legion Post River Road 366, his mother called it a “full circle moment” for a child who wasn’t always understood or appreciated. […]

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