3 cheers for special needs kids
Cheerleaders typically are a pretty spirited crowd. But a cheerleading practice Friday at Westside High School fired up with more than the usual quota of hugs and high fives, laughter and smiles.
Three varsity cheerleaders led six members of the high school’s newest cheer squad, the Sparkles, through a medley of cheers. They went bananas during the Banana Cheer, a Sparkle favorite.
Everybody Y-E-L-L-ed. And they had spirit, yes they did.
The Westside Sparkle Effect, a program for students with special needs, is being credited with inspiring a surge of school spirit at the central Omaha high school and helping to bring special needs students more fully into school life.
Fellow students greet the Sparkles in the halls and congratulate them on a job well done. Students packed a commons area during last Friday’s pep rally, when the Sparkles made their debut.
Read more here: 3 cheers for special needs kids – Omaha.com.
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Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts is founder of Support for Special Needs and has been a regular contributor since its inception in May 2010. A mom to two kids with special needs, she didn't want other parents to feel what is the often isolating world of raising a child (or two!) with disabilities. Her kids had kidney transplants at the age of eight and will need liver transplants in the future as a result of ARPKD/CHF. They both have vision disorders and learning disabilities.