Smiles were plentiful Friday at the Spencer Family YMCA, where a group of Bethel Park students joined in a morning of ice skating. Organized by adaptive physical education teacher Linda Graney, the event pairs Bethel Park hockey players with elementary and middle school students with disabilities.
Ryan McLinden, a junior at Bethel Park High School and member of the school’s hockey team, gives a push to Alana Martinez, a fifth-grader at Neil Armstrong Middle School, Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, at Spencer Family YMCA in Bethel Park. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Cameron Gaborek, a sixth-grader at Neil Armstrong Middle School, musses the hair of her new pal Adam Slater, a senior varsity member of the Bethel Park High School hockey team, after the two skated together. Slater’s teammates are, from left, Austin Read, senior; Vincent Vituccio, senior; Dimitri Geronimos, freshman; Luke McLinden, junior. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)J.C. Bele, a senior at Bethel Park High School and member of the school’s hockey team, skates with Christine Danchik, a third-grader at George Washington Elementary School. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Abraham Matuszewski, left, a sixth-grader student at Neil Armstrong Middle School, gets help from Sean Maerkle, a junior on the Bethel Park High School hockey team. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Adam Slater, a senior at Bethel Park High School and member of the school’s hockey team, ties the skates of Cameron Gaborek, a sixth-grader at Neil Armstrong Middle School. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Shawna Palmer, a sixth grader at Neil Armstrong Middle School, gets a push from a member of the Bethel Park High School hockey team. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Cameron Gaborek, a sixth-grader at Neil Armstrong Middle School, gets help with her helmet from Adam Slater, a senior at Bethel Park High School and member of the school’s hockey team, before going skating. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Josh Ko, a sophomore at Bethel Park High School and member of the school’s hockey team, gives a push to Cara Stromberg, a sixth-grader at Neil Armstrong Middle School. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
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