Special Olympics Nationally Recognized Unified Champion .
NATIONAL SCHOOLRECOGNITION PROGRAMSpecial Olympics Nationally RecognizedUnified Champion SchoolsA National Banner Unified Champion School is one that has demonstrated commitmentto inclusion by meeting 10 standards of excellence. These standards were developedby a national panel of leaders from Special Olympics and the education community.The primary activities within these standards include: Special Olympics UnifiedSports (where students with and without disabilities train and compete asteammates), Inclusive Youth Leadership and Whole-School Engagement. BannerUnified Champion Schools should also be able to demonstrate they are self-sustainableor have a plan in place to sustain these activities into the future.Special Olympics is proud to recognize the following schools for this achievement:2019 Class of National Banner Unified Champion Schools173 ColoradoColoradoCityChugiakEagle Fort CollinsGreeleyGreeleyParkerLongmontSchool NameChugiak High SchoolEagle River High SchoolEast High SchoolWest Anchorage High SchoolBasha High SchoolCanyon View High SchoolSedona Red Rock Jr/Sr High SchoolSunnyslope High SchoolThunderbird High SchoolTrevor G. Browne High SchoolBryant Middle SchoolCabot High SchoolMena High SchoolBlack Forest Hills Elementary SchoolBrighton High SchoolChaparral High SchoolColorado State UniversityGreeley Central High SchoolGreeley West High SchoolLegend High SchoolMead High School
NATIONAL SCHOOLRECOGNITION tle FloridaLone TreeBethelSouthburyRocky HillNew MilfordDeep ngtonJacksonvilleTallahasseeMiamiNew Port RicheyFort MyersDaytona BeachMelbourneTallahasseeMiami BeachWest Palm BeachOrlandoNew Port RicheyTampaHudsonCoral SpringsLaBelleFloridaWinter HavenFloridaFloridaMiamiNorth Fort MyersMesa Middle SchoolNorth Valley Middle SchoolRegis Jesuit High SchoolSmoky Hill High SchoolValley High SchoolWildcat Mountain ElementarySchoolBethel Middle SchoolPomperaug High SchoolRocky Hill High SchoolSchaghticoke Middle SchoolValley Regional High SchoolWhisconier Middle SchoolBanneker Elementary SchoolCaesar Rodney High SchoolLulu Ross Elementary SchoolMiddletown High SchoolThomas McKean High SchoolAtlantic Coast High SchoolAugust Raa Middle SchoolAventura Waterways K8 CenterCotee River Elementary SchoolCypress Lake High SchoolDavid C. Hinson Middle SchoolEau Gallie High SchoolElizabeth Cobb Middle SchoolFienberg Fisher K-8 CenterForest Hill Community High SchoolFreedom High SchoolGulf Middle SchoolH. B. Plant High SchoolHudson Middle SchoolJ. P. Taravella High SchoolLaBelle High SchoolLanguage and Literacy Academy forLearningMiami Southridge Senior HighSchoolNorth Fort Myers High School
NATIONAL SCHOOLRECOGNITION PROGRAMFloridaFloridaKey ttsMassachusettsMassachusettsMassachusettsPort Saint LucieTavaresVero BeachWaialuaSchaumburgPark RidgeAuroraNORMALHartford CityCarmelFort WayneColumbusKendallvilleFishersGoshenWest LafayetteMooresvilleMuncieFort WayneIndianapolisVersaillesWest LafayetteOverland ParkTopekaMount WashingtonHampdenWinslowClear SpringMardela ftonMarlboroughPoinciana Elementary SchoolRidge Community High SchoolSt. Lucie West Centennial HighSchoolTavares High SchoolVero Beach High SchoolWaialua Elementary SchoolJane Addams Junior High SchoolMaine South High SchoolMetea Valley High SchoolParkside Elementary SchoolBlackford Jr-Sr High SchoolCarmel High SchoolCarroll High SchoolColumbus East High SchoolEast Noble High SchoolFishers High SchoolGoshen High SchoolHarrison High SchoolMooresville High SchoolMuncie Central High SchoolNorth Side High SchoolPerry Meridian High SchoolSouth Ripley High SchoolWest Lafayette High SchoolBlue Valley North High SchoolWashburn Rural High SchoolBullitt East High SchoolHampden AcademyWinslow High SchoolClear Spring High SchoolMardela Middle & High SchoolNortheast High SchoolOld Mill High SchoolSouthern High SchoolAndover High SchoolCanton High SchoolGrafton High SchoolMarlborough High School
NATIONAL SCHOOLRECOGNITION ssachusettsOak ettsMassachusettsMichiganMichiganNebraskaNew HampsireNew JerseySomersetDaltonWalpoleWorcesterDurandBay CityOmahaEppingParlinNew JerseyBayvilleNew JerseyNew JerseyNew JerseyNew JerseyNew JerseyNew MexicoNew MexicoNew MexicoNew YorkNew YorkNew YorkNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth CarolinaNorth CarolinaNorth querqueAlbuquerqueLas CrucesCheektowagaGuilderland CenterElmaNiagara FallsFuquay VarinaMatthewsLexingotnGarnerNorth CarolinaForest CityMartha's Vineyard Regional HighSchoolMiddleborough High SchoolNatick High SchoolNeedham High SchoolNorton High SchoolOakmont Regional High SchoolSeekonk High SchoolShrewsbury High SchoolSomerset Berkley Regional HighSchoolWahconah Regional High SchoolWalpole High SchoolWorcester Technical High SchoolDurand Middle SchoolHandy Middle SchoolMillard North Middle SchoolEpping High SchoolArleth Elementary SchoolBerkeley Township ElementarySchoolDelaware Valley Regional HighSchoolSamsel Upper Elementary SchoolSayreville Middle SchoolSayreville War Memorial High SchoolSomerville High SchoolJohn Baker Elementary SchoolManzano High SchoolValley View Elementary SchoolCheektowaga CentralGuilderland High SchoolIroquois High SchoolNiagara Falls High SchoolBallentine Elementary SchoolDavid W. Butler High SchoolDavis-Townsend Elementary SchoolEast Garner Magnet Middle SchoolForest City-Dunbar ElementarySchool
NATIONAL SCHOOLRECOGNITION PROGRAMNorth CarolinaHope MillsNorth sylvaniaPennsylvaniaRhode IslandRhode IslandRhode IslandRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth thfieldSmithfieldElginMount PleasantSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouthern CaliforniaSouthern FillmoreMission ViejoDripping South tonRoanokeAlexandriaFifeMukilteoGray's Creek High SchoolUniversity of North Carolina atCharlotteOwasso High SchoolCorvallis High SchoolNewport High SchoolRoseburg High SchoolSouth Salem High SchoolWilson High SchoolFox Chapel Area High SchoolHaverford High SchoolAnna McCabe Elementary SchoolCranston High School EastR.C. LaPerche ElementarySmithfield High SchoolBookman Road Elementary SchoolCarolina Park Elementary SchoolLake Carolina Elementary LowerCampusMeadow Glen Middle SchoolPelion High SchoolFillmore High SchoolTrabuco HIlls High SchoolDripping Springs High SchoolHendrickson High SchoolLewisville High SchoolHillcrest High SchoolSkyridge High SchoolForest Park High SchoolFreedom High SchoolLane Elementary SchoolLoudoun Valley High SchoolPoe Middle SchoolW.T. Woodson High SchoolWakefield High SchoolWilliam Fleming High SchoolWoodley Hills Elementary SchoolFife High SchoolKamiak High School
NATIONAL SCHOOLRECOGNITION consinWyomingNine Mile FallsOlympiaPuyallupLaceyMadisonCodyLakeside High SchoolNorth Thurston High SchoolPuyallup High SchoolTimberline High SchoolUniversity of Wisconsin - MadisonCody High School
NATIONAL SCHOOLRECOGNITION PROGRAMAll National Banner Unified Champion Schools394 AnchorageChugiakEagle RiverAnchorageAnchorageBuckeyeCave CreekChandlerChino ValleyGlendaleKeams CanyonLake Havasu CityOro yantBryantCabotLincolnMenaSchool NameRobert Service High SchoolChugiak High SchoolEagle River High SchoolEast High SchoolWest Anchorage High SchoolVerrado High SchoolCactus Shadows High SchoolBasha High SchoolChino Valley High SchoolRaymond S Kellis High SchoolHopi Jr/Sr High SchoolLake Havasu High SchoolCanyon del Oro High SchoolLiberty High SchoolSunrise Mountain High SchoolSunnyslope High SchoolThunderbird High SchoolTrevor G. Browne High SchoolWashington High SchoolHorizon High SchoolSedona Red Rock Jr/Sr High SchoolAmphitheater High SchoolDesert View High SchoolMarana High SchoolMountain View HSCanyon View High SchoolCastle Dome Middle SchoolGeorge Washington CarverElementary SchoolBryant High SchoolBryant Middle SchoolCabot High SchoolLincoln High SchoolMena High School
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NATIONAL SCHOOLRECOGNITION dMilfordMonroeMysticNaugatuckNew BritainNew MilfordNewingtonNewtownNorth y HillSheltonSimsburySouth WindsorSouthburySouthingtonStaffordStafford WaterburyWestbrookWestonWiltonGreenwich High SchoolBaldwin Middle SchoolGuilford High SchoolHamden High SchoolDaniel Hand High SchoolArthur Illing Middle SchoolMiddletown High SchoolJonathan Law High SchoolJoseph A. Foran High SchoolMasuk High SchoolMystic Middle SchoolCity Hill Middle SchoolNew Britain High SchoolSchaghticoke Middle SchoolNewington High SchoolNewtown High SchoolNorth Branford High SchoolBrien McMahon High SchoolNorwich Free AcademyOxford High SchoolPawcatuck Middle SchoolRockville High SchoolRocky Hill High SchoolShelton High SchoolSimsbury High SchoolSouth Windsor High SchoolPomperaug High SchoolSouthington High SchoolStafford High SchoolStafford Middle SchoolE.O. Smith High SchoolSuffield High SchoolTorrington High SchoolTorrington Middle SchoolCrosby High SchoolWilby High SchoolWestbrook High SchoolWeston High SchoolWilton High School
NATIONAL SCHOOLRECOGNITION lfordWilmingtonCoral SpringsDavenportDaytona BeachDaytona BeachFort Key WestLaBelleLake WorthLand O LakesMelbourneMiamiMiamiMiami BeachNaplesNew Port RicheyNew Port RicheyNew Port RicheyNew Port RicheyNorth Fort MyersOrlandoPlant CityFloridaFloridaPort Saint LucieTallahasseeWindsor High SchoolWolcott High SchoolAmity Regional High SchoolNonnewaug High SchoolWoodstock AcademyCaesar Rodney High SchoolMiddletown High SchoolBanneker Elementary SchoolLulu Ross Elementary SchoolThomas McKean High SchoolJ. P. Taravella High SchoolRidge Community High SchoolDavid C. Hinson Middle SchoolSeabreeze High SchoolCypress Lake High SchoolStirling Elementary SchoolHudson Middle SchoolHomestead Senior HighImmokalee High SchoolAtlantic Coast High SchoolPoinciana Elementary SchoolLaBelle High SchoolPark Vista High SchoolLand O'Lakes High SchoolEau Gallie High SchoolAventura Waterways K8 CenterMiami Southridge Senior High SchoolFienberg Fisher K-8 CenterLely High SchoolCotee River Elementary SchoolGulf Middle SchoolLongleaf Elementary SchoolSeven Springs Middle SchoolNorth Fort Myers High SchoolFreedom High SchoolPlant City High SchoolSt. Lucie West Centennial HighSchoolAugust Raa Middle School
NATIONAL SCHOOLRECOGNITION aTavaresTavaresVero BeachWest Palm naIndianaWinter Elk Grove VillageFlossmoorNormalOak ParkPark RidgePontiacSchaumburgCarmelColumbusFishersFort WayneFort WayneGoshenHartford illesWest LafayetteWest LafayetteElizabeth Cobb Middle SchoolLawton Chiles High SchoolLeon High SchoolH. B. Plant High SchoolTavares High SchoolTavares Middle SchoolVero Beach High SchoolForest Hill Community High SchoolLanguage and Literacy Academy forLearningHilo High SchoolWallace Rider Farrington High SchoolMaui High SchoolChiefess Kamakahelei Middle SchoolWaialua Elementary SchoolMountain View High SchoolMetea Valley High SchoolMead Jr. HighHomewood-Flossmoor High SchoolParkside Elementary SchoolPercy Julian Middle SchoolMaine South High SchoolPontiac Township High SchoolJane Addams Junior High SchoolCarmel High SchoolColumbus East High SchoolFishers High SchoolCarroll High SchoolNorth Side High SchoolGoshen High SchoolBlackford Jr-Sr High SchoolPerry Meridian High SchoolEast Noble High SchoolMooresville High SchoolMuncie Central High SchoolSouth Ripley High SchoolHarrison High SchoolWest Lafayette High School
NATIONAL SCHOOLRECOGNITION PROGRAMKansasBonner er SpringsOverland ParkTopekaGraysonMount Clear SpringHarwoodMardela h nMassachusettsMassachusettsOak BluffsPalmerBonner Springs High School & ClarkMiddle SchoolRobert E. Clark Middle SchoolBlue Valley North High SchoolWashburn Rural High SchoolEast Carter High SchoolBullitt East High SchoolCalloway County High SchoolFairview SchoolFryeburg AcademyHampden AcademyLeavitt Area High SchoolWinslow High SchoolClear Spring High SchoolSouthern High SchoolMardela Middle & High SchoolOld Mill High SchoolNortheast High SchoolAndover High SchoolOakmont Regional High SchoolAuburn High SchoolCanton High SchoolCarver Middle High SchoolWahconah Regional High SchoolFranklin High SchoolGrafton High SchoolGroton Dunstable Regional HighMarlborough High SchoolMiddleborough High SchoolMilford High SchoolNatick High SchoolNeedham High SchoolDighton Rehoboth Regional HighSchoolAlgonquin Regional High SchoolNorton High SchoolMartha's Vineyard Regional HighSchoolPalmer High School
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NATIONAL SCHOOLRECOGNITION PROGRAMSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouthern CaliforniaSouthern CaliforniaSouthern inGastonLexingtonLexingtonLexingtonLexingtonMoncks CornerMount necaSumterWest ColumbiaDowneyFillmoreMission ViejoBradyDripping SpringsLewisvillePflugervilleSan AntonioLehiMidvaleRutlandSt. gtonBookman Road Elementary SchoolSandhills Middle SchoolMeadow Glen Middle SchoolPleasant Hill Middle SchoolRed Bank Elementary SchoolWhite Knoll High SchoolBerkeley Middle SchoolCarolina Park Elementary SchoolPickens High SchoolPelion High SchoolWoodmont High SchoolMauldin Middle SchoolSwansea High SchoolWalhalla High SchoolClover High SchoolMidland Valley High SchoolLexington High SchoolRiver Bluff High SchoolLugoff Elgin High SchoolSeneca High SchoolSumter High SchoolAirport High SchoolWarren High SchoolFillmore High SchoolTrabuco HIlls High SchoolBrady High SchoolDripping Springs High SchoolLewisville High SchoolHendrickson High SchoolAlamo Heights High SchoolSkyridge High SchoolHillcrest High SchoolRutland High SchoolBellows Free AcademyBush Hill Elementary SchoolLane Elementary SchoolWoodley Hills Elementary SchoolPoe Middle SchoolKenmore Middle School
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