"This is just phenomenal what the Quincy Optimist Club does," said Tara Nickerson, special assistant director of Region H of the Special Olympics. "This gives these kids an opportunity to feel special. It allows them to do something fun and a little extraordinary."
Eighteen students from 10 different majors and concentrations were named Senior Scholars for 2022-23, and each department of Bumpers College also named its outstanding students for the year.