Unified Sports – St. Vrain Valley Schools

Mead youth gathers local families involved in Special Olympics

Maya Thompson, a senior at Mead High School, has been a big influence on special needs organizations in the St. Vrain Valley area. Her legacy is one she hopes to leave behind. As a freshman, Thompson searched for something to get involved with and discovered the Unified Sports program at Mead High School. Initially she
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SVVSD Unified bowlers take to the lanes

“It’s a lot of fun. Everyone has a good time,” said Pete Check, athletic director for Longmont High School. Unified bowling athletes across Longmont came together for a friendly competition at Centennial Lanes on Monday. Each year, special education students pair up with their peers and participate in several sports including bowling, basketball and track.
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Students have a ball at Day of Champions

Unified student athletes celebrated the end of the school year with an exciting Monday full of outdoor events at Longmont High School. For the Unified Day of Champions, student athletes from eight high schools in the St. Vrain Valley School District were grouped with their schools and participated in a variety of activities including outdoor
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SVVSD celebrates a Unified Day of Champions

A warm, sunny morning welcomed a day of champions for St. Vrain Valley School District at Everly-Montgomery Field in Longmont. SVVSD staff, teachers and school resource officers, or SROs, were on hand at the athletics field at Longmont High School Friday, to celebrate the district’s Unified sports program, Day of Champions. Unified sports give students
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Mead High starts inclusive percussion class

November 5, 2019, 11:06am | St Vrain Valley School DistrictBy Amy Bounds, Times-Call The band program is becoming more inclusive and accessible at Mead High School with the creation of a unified percussion class for students with special needs. The class is based on the St. Vrain Valley School District’s unified sports program. New this fall, the district
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Rocky Mountain Elementary Hosts First Unified Sports Game

The success of Unified Sports is expanding to the elementary school level with Rocky Mountain Elementary hosting their first Unified Sports Basketball game as part of a weeklong campaign in March to promote social inclusion across the school. The Unified Sports program partners students enrolled in traditional education classes with those in special education classes
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