Teams from four Louisville middle schools met on March 15 to take part in Special Olympics Kentucky’s Second Annual Unified Robotics Competition. Teams of students from Anchorage School, Kammerer Middle School, Stuart Academy and Westport Middle School met at UofL’s Founders Union for a day of Lego Robot battle with Westport and Stuart Academy each …
Students Participate in Two UCS Youth Summits in March
More Than 150 Students Met to Build Stronger Communities and Increase Inclusion at Their Schools March saw Special Olympics Kentucky, through its Unified Champion Schools Program, hold a pair of Unified Youth Summits. Three of our UCS National Banner Award recipients – Eastern High School, Ryle High School and East Carter High School – took …
Ryle HS Unveils UCS National Banner Award
Six-Week Delay Doesn’t Dampen Spirits as Pioneering School Celebrates Success Thanks to the one major snow storm of the winter hitting Northern Kentucky on their original date, the students and staff at Union’s Ryle High School had to wait an extra six weeks before finally celebration their Unified Champion Schools National Banner Award on March …
Eastern HS Unveils UCS National Banner Award
Highest Unified Champion Schools Award Presented at Schoolwide Assembly The entirety of Louisville’s Eastern High School turned out for a celebration in the school gym on Friday, Feb. 2. But it wasn’t for a basketball or volleyball game, or for a football pre-game pep rally. The assembly was to unveil the school’s Unified Champion Schools …
Three Kentucky Schools Earn UCS National Banner Recognition
Award is the Highest Honor Granted to Unified Champion Schools Participants When Special Olympics and partner ESPN announced this year’s crop of Unified Champion Schools National Banner honorees, THREE Kentucky schools were included among those recognized with the top honor in the Unified Champion Schools program. Two schools were honored for the first time while …
SOKY Shares Unified Robotics Program at Dreams with Wings Camp
In July Special Olympics Kentucky had the pleasure of working with Dreams with Wings to demonstrate Unified Robotics to both their Dreams in Motion and Achieving Dreams summer camps. The collaboration was made possible through a grant SOKY received from the Kentucky Department of Education Office of Special Education and Early Learning to promote knowledge …
Unified Robotics Joins UCS Programming
It’s time to get your gears turning! Introduced this year as a new non-traditional activity for our Unified Champions Schools, Unified Robotics has been a new way to introduce students into the field of STEM while also building life skills such as leadership, teamwork and critical thinking. On February 17, four middle schools from Jefferson …
Jefferson, Shelby County Schools Play Unified This Spring
Teams Participated in Unified Bocce and Basketball Events Although many schools still experienced challenges organizing activities this spring, April presented an opportunity to try a couple new unified events. A Unified Bocce competition was held for middle schools and our normal high school unified basketball season became a fun skills day followed by a 4v4 …
SOKY Presents 2021 Annual Awards
Chitwood, Walker and Williams Honored at Annual SOKY Board Luncheon Special Olympics Kentucky presented its most prestigious awards of the year on Dec. 13 during our annual Board Luncheon. The Awards go to those who most exemplify the Spirit of Special Olympics throughout the year. Muhlenberg County athlete Katie Williams was named the program’s Athlete …
East Carter UCS Trio to Attend Youth Leadership Experience
Athlete, Unified Partner and Mentor Joins Team Kentucky for USA Games-Associated Event A trio of Unified Champion Schools participants from East Carter High School have been added to the Team Kentucky delegation that will take part in the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games next June in Orlando, Fla. However, the group – which includes athlete …