Important Notices

CONGRATULATIONS!!!  Our very own Heather Turner was awarded the Ohio Special Olympics Coach of the Year and Hannah McCaslin was awarded the Ohio Special Olympics Athlete of the Year at a recent banquet!  Congratulations ladies!


 

Last chance to sign up!! Please come out and support Gahanna Special Olympics with Phi Sigma Kappa's 3rd Annual Halloween Hustle 5K! This is a 5K walk/run put on by the Phi Sigma Kappa chapter at The Ohio State University. Check-in and Registration begin at 10:00 am, with the race beginning at 12:00 pm. The course includes a tour of the Ohio State campus: beginning at the RPAC (Recreation & Physical Activity Center) near Ohio Stadium, around the Coffey Fields, up the Olentangy River Trail, through west campus, and finally concluding at the Lincoln Tower Fields. And of course, it wouldn't be a Halloween 5K without a costume contest! Come out dressed in your best costume and participate in Phi Sigma Kappa's Costume Contest! The winners of the costume contest, as well as the first place male and female runners, will win a prize!  Please click here for more information:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/3rd-annual-halloween-hustle-5k-to-support-special-olympics-tickets-47812242705

 

 

Sports

Swimming

Congratulations to those who competed in the Area 6 regional meet at Upper Arlington High School on Saturday, Oct. 27th!   State swim meet is on December 1st and 2nd.  

For questions specific to swimming you may reach out to swimming@gahannaspecialolympics.org.

Medical & Other Forms
Athletes below have medical forms expiring in the next 6 months.  Once these forms expire, athletes will not be allowed to participate until new forms are submitted.  All forms can be found on the ATHLETE section of our website AT THIS LINK

C. Jonke - 1/2019
J. Livers - 1/2019
K. Chistman - 2/2019
C. Fuchs - 2/2019
E. Grady - 2/2019
E. Pax - 2/2019
M. Mizell - 3/2019
M. Mitchell - 4/2019
K. Rice - 4/2019
A. Sergakis - 4/2019

Did you know that GSO offers a parent mentor program for our families to share information and support one another?  If you aren't part of this amazing group and you want more information or want added to the mailing list, please email Karmen McCaslin at karmenmccaslin@gmail.com. 
 

Organizational Directory

Below you will find our current organizational directory.  

• Eric Turner (Coordinator): coordinator@gahannaspecialolympics.org
• Heather Turner (Track Head Coach, Advisory Committee Member & Team Finish Line Founder): CoachHeather@gahannaspecialolympics.org
• Natalie Hicks & John Carper (Swim Head Coaches): swimming@gahannaspecialolympics.org
• Tiffany Stewart (Bowling Head Coach & Advisory Committee Member) CoachTiffany@gahannaspecialolympics.org
• Jackie Komjati (Advisory Committee Member, Athlete Leadership Mentor) Jackie@gahannaspecialolympics.org
• Amy Dubin (Advisory Committee Member, Social Chair - Awards Night, Halloween Party, 4th of July Parade): Amy@gahannaspecialolympics.org
• Carl Lonsbrough (Golf Head Coach): CoachCarl@gahannaspecialolympics.org