Special Olympics Texas Unified Activities
UIL Member School & SOTX Unified Champion School
UIL Member Schools who have a 2022-2023 Partnership for Inclusion form on file with Special Olympics TX will have the opportunity to compete in Unified Sports & Activities. Current Unified Sports & Activities include Unified Divisions of BEST Robotics, Unified Interscholastic Basketball and Unified Interscholastic Track & Field.
To find out more about becoming a Unified Champion School please contact UCSINFO@SOTX.ORG or click HERE
Unified Champion Schools® is a unique Special Olympics program in partnership with the U.S. Department of Education to promote inclusion and acceptance among students with and without intellectual disabilities.
- The Unified Champion Schools® approach incorporates Unified Sports® and Unified Activities, Inclusive Youth Leadership and Whole School Engagement. The benefits of UCS include:
- bully prevention,
- moral intelligence,
- character development,
- leadership development,
- physical fitness and
- an increased positive school culture.
- Direct download link: What is a Unified Champion School
- Direct download link: Interscholastic Guidelines Resource
*Check out this great video made by a Frenship ISD media student documenting a year of Unified Sports at a UIL member school.
2022-2023 Unified/UIL Championship Events
| Events for UIL Member Schools/Unified Champion Schools Only | Date | Location |
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Unified Best Robotics UIL State Championship |
Dec 2022 |
TBA |
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Unified Basketball UIL State Championship |
March 2023 | TBA |
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Unified Track & Field UIL State Championship |
April 2023 |
TBA |
2021-2022 Unified/UIL Championship Events
| Events for UIL Member Schools/Unified Champion Schools Only | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
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Unified Basketball UIL State Championship Hunstville vs Judson State Champion - Hunstville High School |
March 3, 2022 | Del Valle High School |
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Unified Track & Field UIL State Championship
Congratulations to all of the schools that competed in the 2nd annual Unified Track & Field UIL State Championship in San Antonio last week. Copperas Cove High School won the State Championship, Frenship High School came in second and Spring Woods High School finished third. |
April 27th: 10am-2pm
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University of the Incarnate Word 4301 Broadway San Antonio, TX 78209 |
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Unified Interscholastic Track & Field Rules
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Unified Best Robotics Rules (coming soon)
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Unified Basketball Rules (coming soon)
For more information on Special Olympics Texas Unified programming, please contact Tammy Hortenstine. You may also contact Dr. Kevin Jones at UIL for more information: kjones@uiltexas.org
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