SEPACS Update
October 15, 2006
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Paradise Valley Unified School Special Olympics may have a few openings left for athletes ages 8 to 21.

The soccer team practice is held on Wednesday nights from 5-6 at Shea Middle School.

Field hockey team practice is Thursday nights from 4:45-6:00 at the Sunrise Middle School Gym.

Both teams have just had their first practice, so please call Bridget at 602-996-6999 or email her at btomson@pv usd.k12.az.us to get more information.
Dr. Katz, President, Landmark College, will speak on strategies that work to turn around poor academic performance in gifted students with learning disabilities, including the roles and benefits of various assistive technologies. This talk will be useful for parents of students who struggle with organization and study skills, for parents of 2E students and for parents of students challenged with learning disabilities or AD/HD.

October 17 from 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Mustang Library Auditorium, 10101 N. 90th Street, Scottsdale

For more information click here or contact Laura Holgate, 480- 451-6895, 2eparents@yahoo.com.

$5 per family, educators attend free.
Temple Grandin, an animal sciences professor at Colorado State since 1990, is considered a leader in animal welfare and arguably the most accomplished and well-known adult with high-functioning autism in the world. A feature article about Dr. Grandin is available on welcome.colostate.edu.
Save the date: Saturday, January 27, 2007

Power Paws is dedicated to empowering adults and children with disabilities for greater independence, through specialized programs, that train and provide assistance dogs, therapy dogs, hearing dogs, psych dogs and more.

THIS FUNDRAISING EVENT consists of a 5K Fun walk & wheelchair roll around Tempe Town where there are almost as many dogs as people!
  • Friendly dogs are welcome but not required!
  • Join us for games for your dog all day long!
  • The Heat Wave Flyball Team
  • The Great Dane Drill Team
  • The Mesa Association of Sports for the Disabled
  • Canine Good Citizen Testing!

Visit their web site to learn more www.azpowerpaws.org/2007walk.html

Please direct comments, suggestions, and article ideas related to SEPACS and this newsletter to:


Dru Bloomfield
Special Education Parents Advisory Council of Scottsdale

phone: 480-513-7012