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University class honors student talents
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One of the university’s more inspirational classes came to a grand finale Tuesday.
Kinesiology 162 is a physical education class that is open to all students and gives participants the option to exercise in a private and supportive setting. Due to the compassionate nature of the course, Boise State students with various disabilities tend to gravitate toward it. On Tuesday, willing participants with special needs were given the opportunity to show off the skills and newfound confidence gained via the class at a talent show in the Kinesiology building. For individuals in the audience, the happiness and hope demonstrated by the students was inspiring.
The show revolved around a handball tournament between two teams made up of the class’s students. During halftime, individual participants as well as groups were given the chance to perform their respective talent. Different talents included a gymnastic routine, a dance, a basketball throw, a dead lift and the performance of a Hannah Montana song. Student Jeff Wilson completed the dead lift.
“This P.E. class is awesome,” Wilson said. The program helped him lose six pounds.
Following the talent portion of the evening, every student was given a personalized award. Awards ranging from “great friend award” to “hard worker award” were distributed to the eager students.
The event was organized by Alexis Hale, a junior pre-med major.
“The class gives them [the students] a chance to work out without feeling intimidated,” she said. “We have adaptive equipment that makes certain activities easier and more beneficial for them. They have developed great friendships throughout the class as well."
BY MATT DALLEY
Arbiter Journalist
