Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools
Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools promotes communities where all young people are agents of change, fostering acceptance, respect, dignity, and advocacy for people with intellectual disabilities and thereby anyone who is perceived as different.

Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools integrates Special Olympics programs with ongoing youth activities and focuses on creating and sustaining education systems, classroom practices, school climate and community engagement to ensure all students develop intellectual, physical, civic, and emotional competencies.

For more information take a look at our guides below or contact our office. If you are an educator wanting more information, click here.
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Unified Champion Schools Challenge

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CHALLENGE
​Unified Experience Lunch 
​Unified picture during homecoming week
Unified lunch with football players
Unified Ugly Christmas Sweater 
Polar Plunge
Lunch sideline basketball/floor hockey 
Respect Campaign
​Wear Blue Unified Selfie (Autism Awareness) 
​Unified Selfie at Graduation
To learn more about the Unified Champion Schools Challenge click here!
Current list of Schools:

  • Huntsville High School.....Area 3
  • Lincoln High School.....Area 3
  • Lincoln Middle School.....Area 3
  • Fayetteville High School....Area 3
  • VanBuren Freshman Academy.....Area 4
  • VanBuren High School.....Area 4
  • Maumelle High School.....Area 5
  • North Little Rock High School.....Area 5
  • Robinson High School.....Area 5
  • Cabot High School....Area 5
  • Searcy High School.....Area 6
  • Forrest City Junior High.....Area 8
  • Forrest City High School.....Area 8
  • Bethel Middle School....Area 10
  • Bryant High School.....Area 10  (National Banner School)
  • Bryant Elementary.....Area 10
  • Bryant Middle School.....Area 10
  • Collegeville Elementary School.....Area 10
  • Davis Elementary School.....Area 10
  • Fountain Lake High School.....Area 10
  • Fountain Lake Middle School.....Area 10
  • Hill Farm Elementary.....Area 10
  • Hot Springs High School.....Area 10
  • Hurricane Creek Elementary School.....Area 10
  • Lakeside High School.....Area 10
  • Jessieville Schools....Area 10
  • Salem Elementary School.....Area 10
  • Springhill Elementary School.....Area 10
  • Arkansas High School....Area 11
  • Osceola High School.....Area 13
  • Gosnell High School.....Area 13
  • Mena High School.....Area 14
  • Mena Middle School.....Area 14
  • Izard County Consolidated Schools.....Area 16
  • Batesville Junior High School....Area 16
  • Batesville - Sulphur Rock Magnet....Area 16
  • Batesville High School.....Area 16
  • Russellville High School....Area 17
  • Conway High School....Area 17
  • Vilonia High School.....Area 17
State Youth Activation Committee
The Youth Activation  Committee (YAC) is a group of youth comprised of members with and without intellectual disabilities from across the state. This group works together throughout the year to educate, motivate, and activate youth to become agents of change in their communities and advocate for the respect, inclusion, and acceptance of all people regardless of abilities. The State YAC uses a wide variety of tools to communicate effectively such as email, conference calls, Facebook, state summits, and state rallies. The goal of the State YAC is to reach out to other youth to help carry out social justice or all people.

SOAR State YAC Members

  • Addison Richards.....Area 10     
  • Austin Masters.....Area 3
  • Bethany Hutchinson.....Area 10
  • Caleb Byrd.....Area 10
  • Christian Weatherly.....Area 5
  • Jake Dreher.....Area 10
  • Haley Beaver.....Area 5
  • Hannah Colford.....Area 5​
  • Jacob James....Area 1
  • Karson Collins.....Area 4
  • ​Katelyn Jones.....Area 10
  • Leah Biggers.....Area 17
  • ​Libby Holbrook.....Area 17
  • Lillian Murrell.....Area 16​
  • Lili Hanke.....Area 10
  • Marcus Bodeman.....Area 10
  • Mason Fields.....Area 17
  • Sarah Cowell.....Area 10
  • Shynece Scott.....Area 17
  • Taylor Hicks.....Area 10
  • Ty Foust.....Area 4

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