Feb 26 2019

Support My Club & Oakland A’s partner to Equip East Valley Baseball Team

by Kristen Beumeler / 0 Comments

PHOENIX – It takes a village and a community to foster the next generation. Students’ involvement in properly equipped extracurricular activities can prove to be crucial to student behavior, grades, social relationships and most importantly, graduation. Support My Club and the Oakland Athletics have partnered in support of East Valley high school baseball athletes and their futures.     "There are four main reasons that student engagement is so critical: it gives students a sense of belonging and school pride, it helps them connect with trusted adults, it increases their self-esteem, and most importantly, it keeps them busy, involved and...

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Jul 18 2018

Support Can be the Difference Between Sink or Swim

by Alexis Redden / 0 Comments

                      I was brought onto the Support My Club team almost a year ago, but have been volunteering with the organization for years. As the Programs Manager, my role is to work with the school sponsors and district administration to discover needs of students and equip them to gain as much community support as possible. It’s incredible to see what these students are capable of if they have the tools needed, and I can certainly relate to them which brings an even deeper connection to my job. As a high schooler...

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May 24 2018

Road to New Experiences: Wickenburg High School Special Olympics Club

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Our goal when starting Special Olympics Community Club was to simply expose our special needs students and their partners to new opportunities. Our very first trip outside of school was eye opening for us. As we drove down to an Arizona Special Olympics sponsored event, our kids were thrilled to be "driving on a big road" (interstate) and were fascinated with the van doors that opened automatically. We live in the small, rural community of Wickenburg and there are many things our students do not have the exposure to. So, new and exciting adventures continued for our club. Our club attended a Special Olympics event and discovered...

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