ON A ROLL! HHS Unified Bocce Team Makes Their Home Debut, Wins Match
01/15/2025
The Highlands Unified Bocce Team includes Aiden Cale, Noelle Koedel, Andrew Kreinbrook, Jackson Nitowski, Wesley Pollick, Jasmine Sample, Jake Skundrich (match line judge) and Mallory Zendarski. In addition to Mr. Silverman, coaches include high school teachers Mr. John Millburn and Mrs. Mindy Eckenrod. Helping to officiate the match was Dr. Amber Dean, Director of Student Services for Highlands.
The Unified Bocce Team is one of two unified sports offered at Highlands, with the other being Unified Track in the Spring. Special Olympics Unified Sports is a program that combines people with and without intellectual disabilities on the same sports teams. The goal of Unified Sports is to promote friendship, understanding, and inclusion.