Hezekiah Hewes, a Battle Ground Public Schools Futures Program enrollee, has experienced success in the Washington State Special Olympics State Swimming before, but it has been a couple of years.
Hewes hasn’t reached the state championships in Federal Way for the last couple of years, Chandra Hewes, Hezekiah’s mother, said. After he qualified for the state championships in three events, Hezekiah Hewes swam for a gold medal in the 25 backstroke on Saturday, June 21.
“State is always an exciting time because it’s a full weekend event,” Chandra Hewes said…