Banner Unified Champion Schools

To achieve National Banner Recognition Status, schools must incorporate and sustain 10 standards, including: Unified Sports (where students with and without disabilities train and compete as teammates), Inclusive Youth Leadership and Whole-School Engagement. Banner Unified Champion Schools should also be able to demonstrate being self-sustainable, a plan in place to sustain these activities into the future. Once your school achieves this status, not only is your school recognized on the Special Olympics International website, you also get an awesome pep rally and are awarded a gym-sized banner to celebrate your outstanding achievements!

Our Schools
 

Congratulations to the Nebraska schools listed below who have been nationally recognized with the honor of being named a Banner Unified Champion School. Thank you for being leaders in change, advocates for your peers, and true testaments of the impact of inclusion. 

1. Ashland-Greenwood High School
2. Elkhorn South High School
3. Hillside Elementary School
4. LeMay Elementary 
5. Lincoln Southwest High School
6. Loveland Elementary School
7. Millard North High School
8. Millard North Middle School
9. Millard South High School
10. Millard West High School
11. Oakdale Elementary School
12. Paddock Road Elementary
13. Papillion-La Vista South High School
14. Papillion-LaVista High School
15. Prairie Lane Elementary School
16. Rockbrook Elementary School
17. Scottsbluff High School
18. Shelby Rising City Elementary
19. Shelby Rising City Middle/High School
20. Southeast High School
21. Sunset Hills Elementary School
22. Swanson Elementary School
23. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
24. Westbrook Elementary School
25. Westgate Elementary School
26. Westside High School
27. Westside Middle School

What It Takes

The 10 standards that must be met for a school to earn national recognition varies depending on the school level. Use the guides below to learn more about what it takes to become a Unified Banner School at your level.

To learn more about getting your school recognized as a Unified Champion Banner School, contact us.