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Tonganoxie Middle School students detail Unified Champion School activities, inclusion work
Summary
Eighth‑grade peer mentors and CBR teachers told the USD 464 board that Tonganoxie Middle School has become a Special Olympics Unified Champion School, describing unified sports, inclusive PE, youth leadership and a $2,000 grant to support programming.
Tonganoxie Middle School students and staff described their school’s new status as a Special Olympics Unified Champion School and outlined sports, leadership and inclusion activities supported by a small grant.
The presentation matters because the champion‑school model is designed to promote ongoing social inclusion for students with and without intellectual disabilities; district board members heard how the program operates in classrooms, physical education and extracurriculars.
Students Holland DeGeer and Reagan Thomas, identified themselves as eighth‑grade peer mentors and told the board the school’s program combines whole‑school engagement, unified sports and inclusive youth leadership. "We're super excited to talk to you guys about us being a champion school and all…
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