Photos: Banner Day for Unified Sports
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
“You are the best of the best” says President and Chief Executive Officer of Special Olympics of New York Stacey Hengsterman to the Guilderland students at Friday’s rally. “Guilderland High School’s students, coaches and leadership are setting the standard for inclusivity, and we are proud to recognize them as the best of the best in the country,” Hengsterman said in a statement.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
The unveiling: Nate Johnson, director of Unified Sports for Special Olympics, at left, helps unveil a banner for Guilderland High School, which was named one of four National Unified Champion Schools, as part of a program that teams students with intellectual disabilities and those without in playing sports. “I cannot think of another program that so beautifully brings students together to learn, to compete, and to have fun as a genuine team,” said Marie Wiles, Guilderland’s superintendent, in a statement. “This is so much more than being ‘inclusive.’ It is a real ‘all for one and one for all’ experience that is priceless. I could not be more proud of our district, our coaches, and our teams.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Hyped: Students used their cell-phone flashlights inside the West gym at Guilderland High School on Friday during the start of their spirit rally.