Belen Jesuit’s Wolfpack Team Wins Silver Medal

Comprised of Belen students who have been partnered with students from other schools with intellectual disabilities the team led by Coaches Johnny Calderin '92 and Javier Guerrero '18, took on the Doris Sanders Hawk and the Nova Blue Sharks in a very competitive division and emerged as state runner-ups. We are extremely proud of the volunteers, the athletes, and the coaches for their remarkable achievement.

 

The Belen Jesuit Wolfpack was founded in 2015 through the Belen Jesuit Chapter of Project UNIFY, a Special Olympics initiative aimed at promoting acceptance and respect for individuals with intellectual disabilities, in collaboration with the Belen Jesuit Key Club.

 

Personally, I had the opportunity to play on the Doral Special Olympics Softball team my freshman year. Working with these wonderful athletes and competing at the Special Olympics Summer Games in Florida, where we won a bronze medal, I was inspired to try to increase awareness about individuals with intellectual disabilities at Belen. After receiving guidance from the Belen Jesuit Administration and Special Olympics Miami-Dade County, I decided to officially start Project UNIFY at Belen, and thanks to the guidance of Mr. Calderin and others, more than one hundred Belen Jesuit students and Key Club members are now actively participating and volunteering at Special Olympics events across the entire state of Florida.

 

After their incredible performance at the Special Olympics State Basketball Games, the Belen Jesuit Wolfpack will now shift their focus to Special Olympics Florida's highly competitive soccer season, where they will compete in Special Olympics Miami-Dade's County Games, with high hopes for the remainder of the season.

 

Any Belen Jesuit students who wish to volunteer with Special Olympics and the Belen Jesuit Wolfpack should contact Javier Guerrero '18 at jguerrerovicente18@belenwolverines.org or Johnny Calderin '92 at jcalderin@belenjesuit.org.