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Special Olympics Texas Unified Activities

UIL Member School & SOTX Unified Champion School

UIL Member Schools who have a 2023-2024 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

2023-2024 Unified/UIL Championship Events

Events for UIL Member Schools/Unified Champion Schools Only

Date 

Location - TBA

Unified Basketball UIL State Championship

JUDSON WINS THE GOLD FOR 2ND YEAR IN A ROW! 

2ND PLACE - HUTTO HIGH SCHOOL

3RD PLACE - HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL


 

FEB 27

UIW Convocation Center
Address: 4301 Broadway 
San Antonio TX 78209

Unified Track & Field UIL State Championship

 

APRIL 26

Austin Area

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 


MEDIA: 

Spring Woods High School to be Recognized by Special Olympics and ESPN for Achievements in Inclusion


Check out this great video made by a Frenship ISD media student documenting a year of Unified Sports at a UIL member school. 


Congratulations to Hendrickson High School, Pflugerville ISD for being named a 2019 Top 5 ESPN Honor Roll Unified School! 



Past Events: 


2021-2022 Unified/UIL Championship Events

Events for UIL Member Schools/Unified Champion Schools Only Date Location

Unified Basketball UIL State Championship

1st Place - Hunstville High School

2nd Place - Judson High School 

 

March 3, 2022 Del Valle High School

Unified Track & Field UIL State Championship

1st Place - Copperas Cove High School

2nd Place - Frenship High School 

3rd Place - Spring Woods High School 

 

 

April 27th: 10am-2pm

 

University of the Incarnate Word

4301 Broadway

San Antonio, TX 78209


2022-2023 Unified/UIL Championship Events

Events for UIL Member Schools/Unified Champion Schools Only Date Location

Unified Basketball UIL State Championship

 

1st Place - Judson High School

2nd Place - Huntsville High School

3rd Place - Hutto High School

 

 

March 6 San Antonio 

Unified Track & Field UIL State Championship

 

 

1st Place - Lubbock Cooper HS

2nd Place - Port Neches-Groves HS

3rd Place - Porter HS

 

May 2nd

McMurry University, 1400 Sayles Blvd, Abilene