Box Elder Special Olympics team is small but mighty By: Tom Wylie and last updated 2021-04-28 19:23:50-04 BOX ELDER -- Seventeen-year-old Alyssa Dubois might be the most popular student in the Box Elder school system. âEverybody loves her, sheâs always smiling,â said Box Elder football coach Jake Eldridge. âI don't think she's ever had a bad day. And I have a lot of bad days. So when I come to school itâs awesome to see her because she brightens my day.â Dubois was born with Down syndrome and is mostly non-verbal. But in the absence of words, her eyes and expressions tell you everything you need to know. Behind those eyes is a passion for people, a drive to compete and whole lot of personality.