CAC hosts 2026 Access Gators

April 8, 2026 | Written by Lucas Gilbert |

This year’s Access Gators Track Meet was held Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Mr. Tappe said he saw such good things from both our students and theirs. 

“I think this year’s Access Gators was one of the best years we’ve ever had,” he said. “All of our events went well, so when the schedule goes well, that makes for a really good day. We got lunch served quickly and it just looked like our kids had a really, really good time.”

Photo by Kate Tuxhorn

Photo by Kate Tuxhorn

Photo by Kate Tuxhorn

Mr. Tappe also said he could tell it was a good day from the way all the students were interacting with other

“When the weather’s good, there’s smiles on people’s faces and you saw all the access kids hugging the CAC kids at the end not wanting to leave, that means success.” 

He mentioned that he saw students serve in ways he hasn’t noticed before.

“We had a bunch of CAC kids going to the concession stand and buying snacks for their Access kid,” he mentioned. “It just warmed my heart to know that we had some of our kids being generous and sharing, [creating] the posters and things… CAC kids went all out — that kind of thing where it’s not about you. We say that all the time, but our kids really took that to heart.”

Photo by David Webster

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