Soggy weather can’t dampen PECS swim Olympics Community Education News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 BRIGHTON — Late summer showers didn’t stop the action at the Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School swim Olympics Sept. 20. Students came to the Brighton pool prepared to get wet and compete, so water falling from above was no problem for these young athletes. The PECS K-5 swim program aims to get students familiar with the water and learn strokes. The three-week program allows the students to progress at their own pace and culminates with the Olympics in the fall. PECS students race across the pool during the schoool’s swim Olympics Sept. 20 as family members cheer them on. (Beverly Bidney) The program will resume in the spring, but without the Olympics. Families gathered poolside to cheer their swimmers on. When the rain came down, they huddled under colorful pool umbrellas or took shelter in cars. There was no thunder or lightening, so the event continued uninterrupted. Even the award ceremony was held in the rain. By the end of the day, students earned medals and ribbons for their efforts in gold, silver and bronze categories. Augustice Jumper participates in the third grade freestyle race. (Beverly Bidney) These first graders aren’t dismayed by a brief downpour during the competition. (Photo Beverly Bidney) Kindergarten freestyle gold winnersBradley VillanuevaChayton RobinsonRyker MillerMaddox NewkirkLily BandaIsabella VirtoAries Serrano Kindergarten backstroke gold winnersBradley VillanuevaChayton RobinsonRyker MillerCharlie JulianLily BandaIsabella VirtoAries Serrano Kindergarten buddy race gold winnersKalliope Puente and Kahniyah Hill-BillieElakiah Collins and Chayton Robinson 1st grade freestyle gold winnersCody TommieKohloni RodriguezEmbree WoodwardMiguel EstradaAiyana RobinsonMatthew PeadenKaliyanita HodgeMicah Jimmie 1st grade backstroke gold winnersEmbree WoodwardMalarie AlvarezTyse OsceolaMiguel EstradaAiyana RobinsonMatthew PeadenKaliyanita HodgeMicah Jimmie 2nd grade freestyle gold winnersTravis MitchellKayden PeadenCadayden SardinaLevi PeacockDamahni BonillaSilas SnowMargaria FudgeJaiden FluddRaylee Turtle 2nd grade backstroke gold winnersJeremiah JohnsHayden NunezDamahni BonillaSilas SnowJakiyah JohnsMargaria FudgeOkalani Collins 2nd grade buddy race gold winnersJeremiah Johns and Josiah GopherHayden Nunez and Jaelle Weimann 3rd grade freestyle gold winnersElainna FonsecaKowi OsceolaStellar KingUriah Bowers 3rd grade backstroke gold winnersCaysie PlattKowi OsceolaKulipa JulianUriah Bowers 3rd grade buddy race gold winnersCiani Smith and Azariah WashingtonElainna Fonseca and Kulipa Julian 4th grade freestyle gold winnersDali NunezJayshawn HendersonCase PrescottMarley Jimmie 4th grade backstroke gold winnersMelaine BonillaJesse GabbardMarley JimmieCase Prescott 4th grade buddy race gold winnersMeleah Billie and Dyani KaydaWalt Fortner and Case Prescott 5th grade freestyle gold winnersSerene KingEtanis TorresRylee BowersDevon Mitchell 5th grade backstroke gold winnersHannah PlattAdarius Ford Josiah RobinsonRylee Bowers 5th grade buddy race gold winnersWaniya Fortner and Hannah PlattRylee Bowers and Serene King Share on Facebook Share Share on TwitterTweet Share on Pinterest Share Share on LinkedIn Share Share on Digg Share
