Special Olympics

The Middletown City School District is hosting the seventh annual Special Olympics Orange County Elementary Competition on April 13, 2024, at Presidential Park Elementary School. To register your child to compete in soccer or basketball at the Special Olympics event, download and fill out the form below:

Eric Binns

Favorite athlete or person: My parents.
Favorite subject: Science.
Favorite sport: Soccer.
What inspires you: Drawings and clay models inspire me.

Logan D'Ercole

Favorite athlete or person: Cristiano Ronaldo.
Favorite subject: Marth.
Favorite sport: Soccer.
What inspires you: My Mom.

Ke'shawn Jeanty

Favorite athlete or person: My Mom.
Favorite subject: Math.
Favorite sport: Tennis.
What inspires you: Learning new things and getting better at it.

Omar Pareja

Favorite athlete or person: My Mom..
Favorite subject: Recess..
Favorite sport: Soccer.
What inspires you: Earning classroom points and getting to attend PBIS trips and events.

Caiden Marta

Favorite athlete or person: Mike Tyson.
Favorite subject: Social Studies.
Favorite sport: Basketball.
What inspires you: Video games.

Dai'Shawn Duncan

Favorite athlete or person: Lebron James.
Favorite subject: Math.
Favorite sport: Soccer.
What inspires you: Getting good grades.

Vivian Enamorado

Favorite athlete or person: My teacher Mrs. Connelly.
Favorite subject: Math.
Favorite sport: Soccer.
What inspires you: My Mommy.

Jackson Mallozzi

Favorite athlete or person: My Dad.
Favorite subject: Math.
Favorite sport: None.
What inspires you: My friends.

Erin Hoch

Favorite athlete or person: My mom.
Favorite subject: Math.
Favorite sport: None.
What inspires you: Disney princesses.

Liam Jordan

Favorite athlete or person: My brother, Logan.
Favorite subject: Math.
Favorite sport: Basketball.
What inspires you: My Mom.

Alia Mann

Favorite athlete or person: My Mom.
Favorite subject: Math.
Favorite sport: Basketball and Dancing.
What inspires you: Zendaya inspires me because she is a hardworking, young
black actress.

Jensen Cazares

Favorite athlete or person: My Dad.
Favorite subject: Tech Time.
Favorite sport: Soccer.
What inspires you: Building LEGO sets.

Krisjian Narvaez

Favorite athlete or person: Michael Jordan.
Favorite subject: Phys. Ed.
Favorite sport: Basketball.
What inspires you: Always striving to do a good job.

Logan Stamp

Favorite athlete or person: My family.
Favorite subject: Technology.
Favorite sport: All sports and playing tag in gym.
What inspires you: When people are laughing and having fun with me.

Elias Rodriguez

Favorite athlete or person: My mom.
Favorite subject: Math.
Favorite sport: Baseball.
What inspires you: Playing baseball in the summer with Beautful People.

Jaislyn VanDunk

Favorite athlete or person: Ms. Celeste.

Favorite subject: Phys. Ed.

Favorite sport: Basketball.

What inspires you: Cheetah Bucks.

Hosea Abadilla

Favorite athlete or person: Michael Jordan
Favorite subject: Science.
Favorite sport: Basketball.
What inspires you: Mario Bros.

Matthew DiPaul

Favorite athlete or person: Kobe Bryant.
Favorite subject: Marth.
Favorite sport: Baseball.
What inspires you: Basketball.

Lily Jones

Favorite athlete or person: My Family.
Favorite subject: Math.
Favorite sport: Soccer.
What inspires you: People who learn and get better at their sport.

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2024 Special Olympics

On Saturday, April 13, 19 OUB student-athletes participated in the 8th Annual Orange County Elementary Special Olympics hosted by the Middletown City School District. Athletes participated in basketball and soccer events throughout the day with many earning medals or ribbons. Thanks to the efforts of dedicated coaches and volunteers, a great day was had by all. Congratulations to all of our athletes!

2023 Special Olympics

Congratulations to the Orange-Ulster BOCES student-athletes who participated in the Orange County Elementary Special Olympics on June 3 at Presidential Park Elementary School in Middletown.

The 17 BOCES students competed against teams from Chester, Marlboro, Middletown, Monroe-Woodbury, Valley Central, Warwick and Washingtonville. The athletes demonstrated their skills in soccer dribbling and shooting as well as passing, dribbling and shooting a basketball.

The event featured an opening ceremony, competition and closing awards ceremony. Our students came home with many medals and ribbons.

“We are immensely proud of each and every student-athlete who represented Orange-Ulster BOCES with great enthusiasm and spirit,” said Keith Sullivan, Assistant Director of Alternative and Special Education at OU BOCES. “Their hard work, dedication, and teamwork truly paid off, resulting in countless personal bests and cherished memories.”

Special thanks to the Enlarged City School District of Middletown for organizing this unforgettable event and to the OU BOCES coaches and volunteers.

2022 Special Olympics

The 2022 Orange County Special Olympics were held at Valley Central High School. Players from all over Orange County participated in basketball and soccer activities. OU BOCES had eight students, from three different programs participate: Eric B. (LEP), Francesca B.(LEP) , Unique E.(RCC), Iyana G.(RCC), Alia M.(RCC), Caiden M.(MH), Lawrence M.(RCC), and Eddie P.(RCC).

Students were challenged with three basketball skills: passing, shooting, and dribbling skills and three soccer skills: goal shot, dribbling skills and kicking multiple goals. Players had so much fun participating in all these great activities.

A special thank you to Valley Central school district and all coaches, volunteers and families who made this day possible. We hope to see you all at Middletown School District next year.

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