SHREWSBURY – In early June, the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Massachusetts kicked off its Final Leg.
The participants ran the torch through Salem, Shrewsbury and Peabody on June 6 to spread awareness for the 2023 Summer Games, which were held at Harvard University on June 9-11.
The Final Leg is a culmination of Torch Run and Special Olympics events, saluting competing athletes and the Special Olympic athletes and Law Enforcement officers that make up the Final Leg Team.
The Final Leg included a stop in Shrewsbury. It began at the Shrewsbury Police Department and ended at Oak Middle School.
When the runners turned onto Sherwood Middle School’s campus, the students formed a tunnel to cheer them on. The runners made their way to the Oak track where members of the Unified Basketball teams participated in a relay to welcome the Flame of Hope.
The district also announced that it had been named a Unified Champion School District.
Superintendent Joe Sawyer said the district was proud of the designation.
“Massachusetts Special Olympics has been a wonderful community partner for Shrewsbury Public Schools,” said Sawyer. “We are very proud of our students for all the work they have done all the way from pre-school through elementary, middle and high school, and to be a district where we really choose to include and make sure people feel a sense of belonging and [inclusion].”
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