OLYMPIC EDUCATION MODEL SCHOOL

FOLLOWING THE OLYMPIC DREAM

The history of the Olympic Games is full of inspirational and heroic performances, but what makes an athlete a great Olympian rather than just a great athlete? It might be winning two or more Olympic medals in a row, or winning several events at the same Games. Or perhaps it is simply taking part again and again, or upholding the Olympic ideal of sportsmanship.

Of course there are many great athletes who have never won an Olympic gold, perhaps because of injury or lack of form at the critical time, or because they were professional in the amateur era, or because their sports were not included in the Olympic program.

The Elementary School PE Department, Grade 3 students and the China Studies Team are keen to gather the names of heroes and heroines of the Olympic Games for WAB’s own Olympian Hall of Fame. We are issuing a call to the WAB community for suggestions of athletes from around the globe to hang in our wall of fame. Who stands out in your mind as someone we should include and why? Please send any suggestions to jmycroft@wab.edu.
Jane Mycroft, ES PE

-February 2 2007