Special Olympics Summer Games open at NHS July 11

Newberg Oregon School District

The Special Olympics 2015 Summer State Games open this Friday in Newberg.  Community members are encouraged to support and cheer on over 2,000 participants at this year's Games Ceremonies on July 11th, 7:30 pm at Newberg High School stadium.  Governor Kate Brown will be a featured speaker at the Games Ceremony.

Newberg High School student athletes can defray their athletic fees by volunteering at the Special Olympics on Saturday or Sunday. Visit http://www1.mysignup.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?datafile=special_olympics to sign up to volunteer.

The Summer State Games are the state championships for track & field, bocce, golf and softball for Special Olympics athletes in Oregon. Click here to view the schedule of events.