New Vision High students explore adaptive sports with Paralympic champs
New Vision High School sophomore Tucker Etherton, center, is open for the ball Wednesday while senior Chris Benboe, right, prepares to block as the students experience wheelchair basketball under the guidance of ParaSport Spokane.
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Sophomore Scarlet Haines tries to dribble while moving down court in a basketball wheelchair Wednesday as New Vision High students work with Paralympic champs at the Boys and Girls Club in Post Falls.
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New Vision High School freshman Ethan Barton, right, wheels toward Principal Thomas Staples during a wheelchair basketball exercise Wednesday at the Post Falls Boys and Girls Club.
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From left, ParaSport Spokane founder Teresa Skinner and Paralympians Chelsea McClammer and Isaiah Rigo discuss specialized wheelchairs for adaptive sports Wednesday before inviting New Vision students to join them on the floor.
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Senior Chuy Soto, left, shoots for a hoop from a specialized basketball wheelchair Wednesday as his schoolmates cheer him on.
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POST FALLS — New Vision High School students gained a new perspective Wednesday afternoon during an exercise in empathy and Paralympic spirit.
For many, it was their first time sitting in a wheelchair. For all, it was an adventure in mobility as they worked under the direction of ParaSport Spokane founder Theresa Skinner and with the guidance of Paralympic champions Isaiah Rigo and Chelsea McClammer to explore adaptive sports.
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