Six “teen heroes” recognized for the good they’re putting in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A group of six Alaskan teens is being honored by the Boys and Girls Club and Alaska Communications for the good they’ve done within the state.
Anna Boltz, a high school sophomore from Anchorage, is one of the six teens being recognized for using her voice to fight for more inclusive playgrounds and sports teams for disabled kids. Boltz has been in a wheelchair all her life, but that doesn’t stop her from being active. Since the age of two, she began skiing and even competed in the adaptive nationals in Winter Park, Colorado last year.
“It can be hard to compete against able-bodied kids in the school district with tennis and track so I hope to bring more teens to compete in an adaptive division in high schools so I’m not the only one anymore,” said Boltz.
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