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2025 Rewind: Unified Champion School Highlights

From Umana’s ESPN Honor Roll recognition to a statewide UCS conference, student-led acts of inclusion, championship celebrations, and unforgettable Unified moments, schools across the state showed what’s possible when everyone is included.

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Boston and Lawrence Public Schools: Where Inclusion Turns Into Impact

Boston and Lawrence schools are embracing Unified programming to break down barriers and help students discover strengths they didn’t know they had. Along the way, they're proving that inclusion can transform entire school communities!

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Breaking Barriers: Roxbury Latin Student Heads Special Olympics Tennis Clinic

A Roxbury Latin student partnered with Special Olympics MA to host an inclusive tennis clinic, breaking barriers and creating access. Athletes gained confidence, volunteers built connections, and everyone left inspired.

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Jake Blatnica always gets back up

Jake Blatnica of Natick, MA probably shouldn’t have been able to play sports, not at the high school level, anyway. Yet, today he is competing at the highest level and was named the Special Olympics High School Athlete of the year.

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Special Olympics MA partners with Boston Public Schools to provide Unified sports across the district

So far, there are a total of 23 BPS that have committed to being a Unified Champion School, and Special Olympics MA is excited to continue growing that number.

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Worcester State University Special Olympics Cheerleading Program Heads to Gillette

When Special Olympics cheerleaders stepped onto the field during the last local flag football game of the season at Worcester State University, they were met with a wave of support from football players, coaches, families, and friends.

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Norwood Public Schools Pass the Torch to Kickstart Unified Sports Season

On Thursday, October 14th, Norwood Public Schools organized a district-wide opening ceremony and inclusive walk to demonstrate their participation in Special Olympics MA’s Unified Champion Schools program.

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Wilmington educator runs at home for Special Olympics

Diana Hill is a Special Education teacher at Wilmington High School and a co-organizer of the Wilmington and Burlington Unified School Day Games which typically happens each spring.

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Unified Sports in Schools

Unified Sports in schools, high schools, middle schools, or elementary schools is a program that can make a student with a disability feel included, spread awareness, and help change the life of any athlete that participates in the program.

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Unified Champion Schools receive One Small Candle Award

On November 23rd Plymouth 400 Inc. held its 5th annual Illuminate Thanksgiving program. This year’s theme was inclusion.

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Unified sports is more than competition

There are few moments that match the excitement of representing your school and hometown at a State Championship.

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Palmer students receive national Special Olympics grant

Students with and without disabilities at Palmer High School will soon be cooking and learning about nutrition together, thanks to a Special Olympics International Youth Innovation Grant.

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