For the 10th year in a row, ºÚÁϹÙÍø hosted special education field day for Hinds County students on May 1.
Students from Hinds County schools throughout the district gathered at Gene Murphy Field at Joe Renfroe Stadium on the Raymond Campus for a series of fun and games that included popcorn, snow cones and a sack lunch as a way to end the school year.
ºÚÁϹÙÍø employees and students volunteered to help with the games. The highlight of the annual event is the wheel chair race. Hinds students and employees pushed students in jogging chairs on the track.
As Mississippi’s largest community college, ºÚÁϹÙÍø is a comprehensive institution offering quality, affordable educational opportunities with academic programs of study leading to seamless university transfer and career and technical programs teaching job-ready skills. With six locations in central Mississippi, Hinds enrolled nearly 12,000 credit students in fall 2016. To learn more, visit or call 1.800.HindsCC.
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Raymond Elementary student Kaleb Washington and his mom Keshuna Washington participate in an activity that calls for throwing a ball into a plastic swimming pool with a plunger. They are helped by ºÚÁϹÙÍø physical therapy graduate Anna Scruggs, standing left. They were at Hinds County Special Education Field Day at ºÚÁϹÙÍø on May 1. (April Garon/ºÚÁϹÙÍø)
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Raymond Elementary student Rio White gets ready to throw a ball into a swimming pool with help from ºÚÁϹÙÍø physical therapy graduate Anna Scruggs, standing left. They were at Hinds County Special Education Field Day at ºÚÁϹÙÍø on May 1. (April Garon/ºÚÁϹÙÍø)
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Gary Road Intermediate student Angel Harris throws cheese puffs at resource math teacher Lorrie Jenkins during a game as part of the Hinds County Special Education Field Day at ºÚÁϹÙÍø on May 1. (April Garon/ºÚÁϹÙÍø)
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Raymond Elementary student Breana Uzzle gets help with a puzzle piece from ºÚÁϹÙÍø physical therapy assisting student Madison Humphrey at Special Education Field Day on May 1. (April Garon/ºÚÁϹÙÍø)
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Raymond Elementary student Breana Uzzle gets help with a puzzle piece from ºÚÁϹÙÍø physical therapy assisting student Madison Humphrey at Special Education Field Day on May 1. (April Garon/ºÚÁϹÙÍø)
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LaShanda Jones enjoys playing with her son Dylan Jones, a Gary Road Elementary School student, at the Special Education Field Day at ºÚÁϹÙÍø on May 1. (April Garon/ºÚÁϹÙÍø)
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Raymond High School student Esther Williams, daughter of ºÚÁϹÙÍø men’s soccer coach Doug Williams, delights in popping the bubble wrap at Special Education Field Day on May 1. (April Garon/ºÚÁϹÙÍø)
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ºÚÁϹÙÍø physical therapy assisting student Jordan Dufault of Brandon helps Raymond Elementary student Kaleb Washington pop bubble wrap as his mom Keshuna Washington looks on. (April Garon/ºÚÁϹÙÍø)
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Terry High School student Haven Bowman enjoys the beanbag game at Hinds County schools Special Education Field Day at ºÚÁϹÙÍø on May 1. (April Garon/ºÚÁϹÙÍø)
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ºÚÁϹÙÍø student Blaise Cargill spins around his younger brother, Terry High School student Clive Cargill at Hinds County schools Special Education Field Day at ºÚÁϹÙÍø on May 1. Blaise Cargill is studying communicative disorders. (April Garon/ºÚÁϹÙÍø)
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In the annual race at the end of Hinds County schools Special Education Field Day at ºÚÁϹÙÍø on May 1, Wellness Complex Assistant Director Randal Pharr and teammate Kaleb Washington beat Hinds student Trishuna Hemings with Rachel Myers. (April Garon/ºÚÁϹÙÍø)
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Lily Williams rides on the back of the chair of her sister, Esther Williams. Both are students in Raymond schools. They were a part of Hinds County schools Special Education Field Day at ºÚÁϹÙÍø on May 1. (April Garon/ºÚÁϹÙÍø)