Unified

What is Unified?

HRHS Unified Sports provides the opportunity for those students with and without intellectual disabilities the opportunity to play on the same team.

Sports:

• kickball
• basketball
• track

Seasons:

• Fall Sports: kickball

• Winter Sport: Basketball

• Spring Sports: track

Unified Cost:

Each sport has a $30 enrollment fee. This covers a jersey (that the student will check out for the year) and enrollment in the sport. This also covers any equipment we may need to purchase.

LINK TO PAY IN MYSCHOOLBUCKS

Unified Required Forms Checklist:

• Code of Conduct
• Release of Liability
• Health Form
• Pay $30 sports fee (one per sport)
• Turn in an updated physical (good for one calendar year) *OPTIONAL

Kickball is a great sport for athletes of ALL abilities. The schedule is linked below.

Information coming soon.

REMINDER: Each sport is $30.

This year all Unified programs will be participating in several whole-district Unified Track and Field meets. Each meet will last about one hour and students will move through a variety of activities and will get a chance to try each event. We will not be keeping time, measuring distances, or announcing winners. Instead, all athletes will just be celebrated for doing their best! I encourage athletes to give track and field a shot, even if running is not their strength. No athletic ability is required to participate, the important thing is we are having fun! Schedule of events: Students will start with stations for long jump, shot put, and javelin. Then everyone will shift to the races and each school will get a lane assignment! Students in wheelchairs are encouraged to participate as well!

TRACK EVENTS/STATIONS:

• Long Jump
• Shot put (with softballs)
• Javelin (adapted)

• 100 m dash
• 4X50 relay
• 4X100 relay

EVENT DATES:

• TBD

Highly recommend!

We work closely with Special Olympics Colorado. Here is more information about Special Olympics: "The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community." Check out the Special Olympics website for more information or reach out with questions! LINK TO SPECIAL OLYMPICS WEBSITE.

Do you know a student transitioning out of the school system?

If you are interested in getting involved at the collegiate level, there are unified programs at the colleges listed below... or start your own!

Colorado College

Colorado Mesa University

Colorado State University

Denver University

Northern Colorado University

Regis University

University of Colorado Boulder

University of Colorado Colorado Springs

For more information email Maricela Shukie.

These materials are neither sponspored nor endorsed by the Douglas County School District, it's Board, the Superintendent, or this school.