U.S. Youth Ambassador Tajha walks the halls of her high school with fellow students.
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What is a Unified Champion School?

Our new series “Inclusion Weekly”, follows our U.S. Youth Ambassadors as they explain everything you need to know about Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools. 

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A group of students from Pontiac High School in Illinois posing for a picture.

Inclusion Weekly: Whole School Engagement

In collaboration with Edmodo, Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools has created a series of short videos that display our programming ...

Noah and his best friend Conrad hanging out.

Noah’s Moment

Growing up Noah and his brother Sam, who has intellectual disabilities, had a very estranged relationship. The brotherly bond Noah ...

Sidney and Britney a Unified pair from Hawaii smile for the camera.

Be The Change

Britney and Sidney from Special Olympics Hawaii attended the Youth Leadership Experience as part of the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games ...

Young man with his team reaching his hand up in the air in triumph.

Clovis Unified

This is the story of the Clovis North High School Unified Interscholastic Soccer team and their journey to the 2018 Special ...

Two students from Ponaganset High School congratualting each other during a Unified Sports game.

Ponaganset HS: A Case Study

Ponaganset High School in Rhode Island is a great representation of what it means to be a Unified Champion Banner ...

Noah from Mead High School smiling as he holds a sign that says

Mead HS: A Case Study

Mead High School is a Unified Champion School in Longmont, Colorado, about an hour outside of Denver. The school has ...

Alamo Heighs students Carrie and Dominic speaking at a podium.

Alamo Heights HS: A Case Study

Alamo Heights High School is a Unified Champion School located in San Antonio, Texas. This story focuses on the little ...

Kate DeCotis and a classmate sitting on the bus. Kate is smiling at the camera.

There is Nothing Kate Can’t Do

Through Kate, we can see what meaningful inclusion looks like from an early age. We see this through her friendshipwith ...