Article updated: 3/11/2013 3:49 PM

Alumna inspires Hoffman Estates H.S. SOAR club

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Ashley Jones, a former Hoffman Estates High School student, does the gymnastics routine that she performed at the Special Olympics 2012 State Summer Games.

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Ashley Jones competes in cross-country skiing, a new sport for her, at the Special Olympics 2012 State Winter Games.

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Ashley Jones trains in figure skating, the sport she usually competes in at the Special Olympics State Winter Games. Her dad is one of her coaches.

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Hoffman Estates High School fielded the top team in number or people and in dollars raised for the March 3 Polar Plunge in Palatine to raise money for Special Olympics Illinois.

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Hoffman Estates High School fielded the top team in number or people and in dollars raised for the March 3 Polar Plunge in Palatine to raise money for Special Olympics Illinois.

Courtesy District 211

Hoffman Estates High School fielded the top team in number or people and in dollars raised for the March 3 Polar Plunge in Palatine to raise money for Special Olympics Illinois.

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At the recent Polar Plunge in Palatine, Hoffman Estates High School had 40 students, faculty and staff brave the icy waters. The team leader credited the school's SOAR program with helping to fuel participation and also cited the example of a former student who is a very active participant in Special Olympics Illinois and recently made a return visit to the school.