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. Westside Community Schools (12)

Westside High School

Westside Middle School

Prairie Lane Elementary

Rockbrook Elementary

Oakdale Elementary

Swanson Elementary

Paddock Road Elementary

Westgate Elementary

Westbrook Elementary

Hillside Elementary

Loveland Elementary

Sunset Hills Elementary

2. Papillion La Vista Community Schools (4)

Papillion La Vista South High School

Papillion La Vista High School

La Vista Middle School

Liberty Middle School

3. Elkhorn Public Schools (3)

Elkhorn North High School

Elkhorn High School

Elkhorn South High School

4. Bellevue Public Schools (2)

Bellevue East High School

LeMay Elementary School

5. Lincoln Public Schools (2)

Lincoln Southeast High School

Lincoln Southwest High School

6. Shelby-Rising City Public Schools (2)

Shelby Rising City Elementary School

Shelby Rising City Middle/High School

7. Omaha Public Schools (1)

Westview High School

8. Millard Public Schools (1)

Wheeler Elementary 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.