Columbus high school raises money for Special Olympics by holding ‘polar plunge’
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Students, staff and administration at Northland High School took a polar plunge for a good cause.
The event benefits Special Olympics Columbus. Students paid $1 to watch their peers and school leaders take a dip.
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The money supports in-school sports for special olympics athletes. Last year, they were even able to send competitors to Germany to represent the United States.
Carmen Pinter, an intervention specialist, said the event helps her students feel like they belong.
“I just love the reward that it gives me inside seeing students being able to be a part, because oftentimes, the students that I work with are forgotten,” Pinter said. “They’re not a part of the school, they don’t feel like there’s a place for them, and this makes a place for them. And everybody joins around and supports them.”
This is the third year the school has held the polar plunge. The larger Columbus polar plunge is happening on Feb. 19 at Lower.com.
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