“The idea for the event came about last year, when the Special Olympics games were cancelled due to rain,” RFH Special Education teacher Noelle Laufer said about the May 21 event at RFH. “As a result, RFH held their own Olympic games last spring, in which special education students from the self-contained classes at RFH, Knollwood, and Forrestdale gathered to compete in various track and field events. It was such a success, and so widely received, that many have asked for it to be held again. So we are having our second annual Olympic games here at RFH, and we have renamed it the Tri-District Olympics. The stands are just filled with parents and students to cheer our kids on! We are thrilled with the turn-out, and are looking forward to growing this event each year.”

“I am so proud of the participating student-athletes, and I am extremely grateful for the faculty organizers,” RFH Principal Dr. Tracy Handerhan said. “This event is such a wonderful opportunity for the entire RFH community to come together to forge positive memories for both student-athletes and spectators.”