Unified Partner-Personal Narrative

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The Start of Something New Once again I found myself on the competition floor but this time, I had some new teammates. I looked to my left, and then to my right just making sure everyone was lined up and in the places they were supposed to be in. I put my head down and took one deep breath before the music began. Counting out loud so all the kids could hear me we swept through the routine leaving it all on the competition floor. This wasn't any regular cheer competition, this was the Special Olympics and this was my first time volunteering as a Unified Partner. It was my Senior year in high school. Thinking back I never would have thought I would be faced with the amazing opportunities that came to me during the school year. Just before I was making my schedule my principal approached me and asked me to become a Peer Mentor. She explained that I would be tutoring freshman and helping them with their school work for two class periods a day. I was quick to tell her yes, because a part of me wanted to venture out of the 'general…show more content…
Going into the gym, I was greeted by so many new and inviting faces all welcoming me onto the cheer team. We started off by doing stretches and some basic exercise games to get the kids motivated and ready. It was at that moment that I knew I wanted to be a part of this and I was going to do anything I could to continue working with the kids, and help them win. They deserved it. A few practices in, and only a few more to go, the routine was coming together and I was really proud of all the hard work and dedication that these kids had put into their cheer routine. Our first competition was being held in Lexington about four hours away. Getting all of our uniforms altered and putting the final touches on the routine we were finally ready and I had never seen the kids more excited and determined to show everyone what they could do, and possibly

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