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Teens to learn more than pep: Blue Valley Northwest and 1,132 high school leaders will run a Special Olympics field day.

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| June 23, 2007 | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Melodee Hall Blobaum

Jun. 23--Think a national conference of student council leaders beginning today in Overland Park will be all about school dances and spirit weeks?

Think again.

On Monday, the thousand-plus delegates of the National Association of Student Councils will be paired up with Special Olympic athletes for what organizers say is the nation's largest student-run Special Olympics field day.

Then they will discuss ways students can close the gap between general and special education students in their schools.

On Tuesday, they will travel to the University of Kansas for programs about leadership.

Of…

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