PHOTOS: Exceptional athletes shine at Spring Games

Exceptional children from Dawson County Junior High School get the crowd pupped by clapping and cheering as they walk the track at Dawson County High School during the Spring Games parade on April 11. - photo by Jessica Taylor

Riverview Elementary School fourth grader Rowan Kohl pets K9 officer Pelle from the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office who was there to meet with exceptional children as part of this year’s initiative to introduce community members to local law enforcement and emergency personnel. - photo by Jessica Taylor

The opening day for spring sports will hold special meaning this year, as DCPR celebrates 50 years in the community. - photo by Jessica Taylor

Dawson County volunteers cheer on a young Lumpkin County bowler at the Spring Games on April 11. - photo by Jessica Taylor

Riverview Elementary School Pre-K student Owen Dawson tries on a SWAT helmet during the Spring Games on April 11. - photo by Jessica Taylor

Dawson County Schools Director of Exceptional Children Hershel Bennett shows off the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office inmate transport van during the Spring Games at Dawson County High School. - photo by Jessica Taylor

A Lumpkin County athlete kicks a soccer ball to score a goal during the Spring Games at Dawson County High School. - photo by Jessica Taylor

Members of the Dawson County Sheriff’ Office and Emergency Services wave to the parade at the beginning of the Spring Games at Dawson County High School. This year’s games featured “Touch a Truck” where exceptional children could meet with local officers and emergency personnel and sit in emergency vehicles. - photo by Jessica Taylor

Kids enjoy exploring the Dawson County Emergency Services firetruck that was on display at the Spring Games at Dawson County High School on April 11. - photo by Jessica Taylor

A Dawson County Schools athlete works his way through an obstacle course, one of the 15 events for exceptional children to participate in at the Spring Games on April 11. - photo by Jessica Taylor

Exceptional children, teachers and volunteers began the annual Spring Games with a parade around the track at Dawson County High School on April 11. - photo by Jessica Taylor

A young boy runs under the parachute during the Spring Games at Dawson County High School. - photo by Jessica Taylor

A group of Dawson County athletes and volunteers take a break from competing to enjoy frozen ice from Kona Ice on April 11. - photo by Jessica Taylor

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