WTHS has earned the Unified Team Champion School Banner to display in Senator Gym for the 2024-2025 school year. Congratulations to WTHS Unified Team and good luck in this year's competitions.
Champions Together is a partnership between Special Olympics Indiana and the IHSAA that facilitates participation in UCS programming by high schools throughout Indiana. Schools that have distinguished themselves through inclusive activities and by meeting or exceeding all of the following criteria are recognized annually with a Unified Champion Schools banner:
All school-sponsored UCS activities must be planned, organized and administered by an “Inclusive Student Leadership Team” that strives to do things WITH students with intellectual disabilities, NOT FOR them.
The school must participate in at least one activity designed around “Whole School Engagement” and/or a school-wide fundraiser for Special Olympics Indiana that promotes and encourages awareness, respect, and inclusion of persons with intellectual disabilities.
The school must organize and participate in at least one Unified Sports® activity, such as a Unified Track and Field meet, a Unified Fitness Club, a Unified Physical Education class, or a Unified competition involving students and/or local Special Olympics athletes.
The school must fundraise a minimum of $1500 for Special Olympics Indiana to assist in sustaining and expanding UCS activities such as the Champions Together program.
For more information--Unified Champion Schools Webpage