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Students, coaches tell board unified sports builds belonging across Fulton schools
Summary
Students and coaches described how the district’s Unified Sports program brings students with and without disabilities together for basketball and bowling, increases crowd engagement at games and fosters inclusion, and drew praise from trustees.
Students from Fulton’s high school presented the Unified Sports program to the board, describing how the program pairs students with and without disabilities and emphasizes participation, celebration and community.
"Unified Sports is about one thing, making sure every student belongs," student presenter Austin Dorl said while introducing teammates and slides that showed increasing home-game turnout.
Hayden Lockwood, a multi-year team member, described why the program matters: "Honestly, playing with my friends. Winning comes second to it," Hayden said, pointing to relationships and inclusion as the primary outcomes. Coach Joshua Viscom praised the students and community turnout, calling the program "one of the best examples" the district has to offer.
Presenters showed photos of packed gym crowds and described a rising level of schoolwide support, with other athletes adjusting schedules to attend unified games. Trustees and the superintendent thanked the students and coaches for the presentation and publicized two upcoming games and a pep-rally at the high school.
The board framed the presentation as evidence of growing community support for inclusive extracurriculars and urged continued promotion of the program in district communications and events.
Provenance: student presentations and coach remarks occurred during the superintendent report and the board’s public presentation segment.
