As part of a Whole School Engagement initiative, Sayre host Pep Rally for inclusion. The event was held on Friday, December 13 where the main focus was to introduce to the schools the athletes in the school who would represent Sayre in a variety of sports throughout the school year.
All students and staff in Sayre High School came down to the gym to enjoy an afternoon of activities, including a performance from the dance team and cheerleaders, competitions between grades, and the presentation of the sports teams. During the presentation of the sports teams, both the Unified Bocce team and Unified Soccer team marched in wearing their uniforms proudly. Both teams were well received with loud cheers from their peers in the stands and on the floor. Everyone had a great time at the pep rally and can’t wait to see how each of the teams finish out their season.
Sayre is one of the many high schools in Philadelphia that has Special Olympics programming in their school, known as Unified Champion Schools. As a school with Special Olympics programming, Sayre High School participates in the following activities:
This pep rally was organized by members of the student council as well as the club advisors, Ms. Pickett and Ms. Dearden. Students who were in student council, including members from the unified team (both athletes and partners!), assisted with coordinating the event alongside unified coaches, Mr. Cohen and Mr. Sax.
The global day for 2019 Spread the World: Inclusion was Wednesday, March 6, 2019. However, our athletes, Unified Champion Schools, Young Professionals Committee, and Executive Advisory Board celebrated throughout the month.
Sayre High School created an art contest where students were asked to create a superhero with an anti-violent theme. Along with their drawing, students had to say what their superpowers were that made them an anti-violent superhero. Winners were chosen by the Unified Sports team. Hill Freedman World Academy took to the halls and collected online pledges where students agreed to include those who might need a friend or someone sitting on the sidelines. Middle Years Alternative (MYA) had students sign a banner than they hung to pledge their commitment to inclusion.
Stradley Ronon staff donned the Spread the Word: Inclusion shirt and had information on how to get involved with Special Olympics PA – Philadelphia displayed on their televisions throughout the building. One of the employees at Stradley even got their daughters school involved where teachers wore the shirts too! Montgomery McCracken’s Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities group, a subgroup of the firm’s Diversity Committee, was proud to spearhead the Spread the Word event at their office. The attorneys and staff participated in a “Jeans Day” to raise money for Special Olympics PA – Philadelphia! If they donated to the cause, they were able to wear jeans and their Spread the Word shirts! Brandywine Realty Trust employees also had a dress down day and displayed our message on the jumbo screen at Commerce Square.
On October 17, 2018, Jefferson University hosted the 2018 Unified Youth Summit with the theme of “Make Inclusion a Lifetime Trend.” Students gathered to learn how to work together with students with different personalities, how to be a leader who actively includes and motivates others around them, how to conduct successful Unified Club meetings, and tactics for fundraising. Participating schools included Abraham Lincoln, Ben Franklin, Edison, Frankford, Furness, George Washington, Hill Freedman World Academy, Kensington Health Sciences Academy, Martin Luther King, Northeast, Sayre, The School of the Future, Strawberry Mansion, and Universal Audenried Charter High Schools.
The program had kicked off with remarks from Chase Trimmer, Director of Special Olympics PA – Philadelphia, James Lynch, Executive Director of Athletics at The School District of Philadelphia, and Matt Aaron, President and CEO of Special Olympics Pennsylvania. During welcoming remarks, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln high schools were recognized for being Unified National Champion Schools. Once the opening remarks wrapped up, students split into groups with a facilitator from Jefferson Athletics. Throughout the morning, Jefferson student-athletes lead students through various activities to help them become better leaders within their school. Students started by sharing activities in their school that were student-led and student-driven. Next, each group was able to come up with new Whole School Engagement activities and create a plan for it. Students then learned the importance of how Spread the Word to End the Word (STW) and Respect campaigns are a good way for them to get more attention.
The activities took a break for lunch where the students were able to speak freely with one another in their groups and get to know each other better. Once lunch ended, students learned about the 2018 Philadelphia Polar Plunge and how they could participate in the Cool Schools Plunge. The Cool Schools Plunge is for high school students from around the city to support Interscholastic Unified Sports Programs (IUS). During the event, students partake in an educational activity followed by a plunge into icy waters. They also discussed various fundraisers which they could do to support their participation in the Cool Schools Plunge. Overall, the students who attended the 2018 Unified Youth Summit were able to leave Jefferson University with the knowledge on how to raise money for an important cause and how to lead their schools in becoming more inclusive.
2018 IUS Soccer Season consisted of four league play days at various high schools to prepare students for the championship in late May. Ten high schools participated in this years soccer season. Schools included
AUD- Audenreid (lt blue), FRNK- Frankford (red), GW- George Washington (blue, navy), SAY – Sayre High School (white), TE- Thomas Edison (green)
AL- Abraham Lincoln, FURN- Furness, KHSA- Kensington Health Sciences, MLK- Martin Luther King, SOF- School of the Future
The Philadelphia IUS Soccer Championship is on Wednesday, May 30th at George Washington High School.
Abraham Lincoln High School hosted the first league play day after the original date was postponed due to snow. The first League Play Day was held on Wednesday, March 28th, it was a little chilly, but the sky was clear and the ground was free from snow. Lincoln High School welcomed Furness High School, Kensington Health Sciences High School, Martin Luther King High School, and School of the Future. As teams arrived, Lincolns students were ready to welcome them to their school with high-fives and warm greetings. Besides competition, every team got to participate in training – regardless if they played in the player development model or competitive model.
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Field 1 |
Field 2 |
Field 3 |
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Round 1 |
SOF 1 (2) v AL 1 (4) |
MLK 2 (2) v AL 2 (2) |
FURN 2 (0) v KHSA 1 (5) |
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Round 2 |
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FURN 1 (2) v AL 2 (0) |
KHSA 2 (4) v SOF 2 (1) |
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Round 3 |
MLK 1 (2) v SOF 1 (1) |
KHSA 1 (5) v MLK 2 (0) |
SOF 2 (1) v FURN 2 (0) |
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Round 4 |
AL 1 (2) v MLK 1 (2) |
KHSA 2 (3) v FURN 1 (4) |
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AL- Abraham Lincoln, FURN- Furness, KHSA- Kensington Health Sciences, MLK- Martin Luther King, SOF- School of the Future
After rescheduling due to weather, the second IUS Soccer league play day turned out to be the perfect day for soccer. The sun was shining and there was a slight breeze in the air. Frankford High School hosted Audenreid Charter, Geroge Washington High School, Sayre High School and Thomas Edison High School. Athletes, partners, coaches, and volunteers alike were excited to get the day started as the schools participating in this league play day were anxious to get their season started. To kick things off, Frankford High School Color Guard presented the colors as the national anthem was played over the loudspeaker. After the colors were presented, a few quick announcements were made and Frankford’s mascot even stopped by to say hello to the teams and support the home team. Like the first league play day, players participated in player development or competitive model training.
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Field 1 |
Field 2 |
Field 3 |
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Round 1 |
AUD 1 (1) v GW 1 |
TE 1 (1) v FRNK 1 (0) |
SAY 1 (3) v TE 2 (0) |
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Round 2 |
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SAY 2 (3) v GW 2 (1) |
AUD 2 (3) v FRNK 2 (0) |
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Round 3 |
AUD 1 (2) v FRNK 1 (1) |
SAY 1 (2) v GW 2 (1) |
TE 2 ( 1) v AUD 2 (2) |
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Round 4 |
GW 1 (1) v TE 1 (0) |
FRNK 2 (2) v SAY 2 (5) |
AUD- Audenreid (lt blue), FRNK- Frankford (red), GW- George Washington (blue, navy), SAY – Sayre High School (white), TE- Thomas Edison (green)
Thomas Edison High School hosted Abraham Lincoln, Frankford High School, George Washington High School, and Kensington Health Sciences on Tuesday, April 24th. It was the perfect day to be outside, especially after the first two league play days were postponed due to snow. The sun was shining, and along Edison’s track was a tree in bloom where it snowed petals. Everyone much preferred this “snow” to the earlier snowstorm in the season. After everyone arrived, Thomas Edison’s Junior ROTC, led by Cadet Bullock, presented the colors and Cadet Vega sang the National Anthem.
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Field 1 |
Field 2 |
Round 1 |
TE 1 (0) v GW 1 (5) |
FRNK 2 (1) v GW 2 (4) |
Round 2 |
KHSA 2 v TE 2 |
KHSA 1 v FRNK 2 |
Round 3 |
GW 1 v FRNK 1 |
KHSA 2 v GW 2 |
Round 4 |
FRNK 1 v TE 1 |
TE 2 v KHSA 1 |
School of the Future hosted the last League Play Day on April 26th. Although the weather wasn’t as warm as the third league play day, it was just as sunny with a breeze keeping steady throughout the day. Audenried, Furness High School, Martin Luther King High School, and Sayre High School joined School of the Future to round out the last of the league play days. To welcome the other schools, School of the Future had their drum line out and they were ready to pump up the athletes and partners as they prepared for their games.
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Field 1 Competitive |
Field 2 Player Dev. |
Field 3 Player Dev. |
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Round 1 |
AUD 1 v SOF 1 |
AUD 2 (1) v MLK 2 (1) |
FURN 1 v SAY 1 |
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Round 2 |
SOF 1 v MLK 1 |
SAY 2 v SOF 2 |
MLK 2 v FURN 2 |
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Round 3 |
MLK 1 v AUD 1 |
SAY 1 v AUD 2 |
SOF 2 v FURN 1 |
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Round 4 |
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FURN 2 v SAY 2 |
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AUD- Audenried (light blue), FURN- Furness (orange), MLK- Martin Luther King (purple), SAY- Sayre (white), SOF- School of the Future (grey)
Special Olympics PA, Philadelphia held four 2017 IUS Soccer League Play Days for the nine high schools participating in soccer this year. These four games lead up to the Unified Soccer Championship on May 30th. With typical spring weather, two of our league play days were postponed due to rain, but in the end, all of the League Play Days were filled with the sun, friendship, and most importantly sportsmanship.
The first day of the IUS Soccer League Play Days was held on March 30, 2017, as the first one was rained out and rescheduled. Thomas Edison graciously hosted Frankford High School, George Washington High School and School of the Future. The day was chilly but dry with the sun peeking out at times. Each of the four schools had two soccer teams representing their school and each team was able to play twice.
Field 1 |
Field 2 |
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Round 1 |
GW1 (1) vs. TE1 (2) | FRNK1 (0) vs. SOF2 (3) |
Round 2 |
TE1 (2) vs. SOF 1 (0) | FRNK2 (0) vs. GW2 (0) |
Round 3 |
SOF1 (1) vs. GW1 (1) | TE2 (0) vs. SOF2 (1) |
Round 4 |
TE2 (3) vs. FRNK 2 (1) | GW2 (1) vs. FRNK2 (0) |
Frankford (FRNK), George Washington (GW), School of the Future (SOF), Thomas Edison (TE)
The original date of the IUS League Play Day was on Tuesday, March 28th. This league play day was postponed due to heavy rains to Tuesday, April 4th. Abraham Lincoln, Audenried Charter, Furness, and Sayre all came to Martin Luther King High School who was the gracious host for the day. We saw a lot of sportsmanship during this league play day. In one of the Player Development games, we saw an Audenried partner (individual without an intellectual disability) help coach a Furness athlete (individual with an intellectual disability). This typically happens between teammates, but the circumstances arose where there wasn’t a partner near the athlete to help guide them.
Field 1 |
Field 2 |
Field 3 |
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Round 1 |
AL 1 (5) vs. AUD1 (0) | MLK2 (0) vs. SAY1 (0) | |
Round 2 |
MLK1 (2) vs. AL1 (2) | FURN2 (1) vs. AUD2 (3) | FURN1 (6) vs. SAY2 (2) |
Round 3 |
AUD1 (1) vs. MLK1 (5) | SAY1 (0) vs. AL2 (0) | AUD2 (4) vs. SAY2 (0) |
Round 4 |
AL2 (1) vs. FURN1 (4) | FURN2 (0) vs. MLK2 (1) |
Abraham Lincoln (AL), Audenried Charter (AUD), Furness (FURN), Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK), Sayre (SAY)
The fourth league play day occurred on a Thursday, April 27th. School of the Future hosted Abraham Lincoln, Geroge Washington, and Sayre for their second league play day. It started as a cloudy and cool day, but as the games were underway, the sun came out and it felt like summer. The next time these teams will meet will be at the Unified Soccer Championship on Tuesday, May 30th.
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FIELD 2 |
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ROUND 1 |
GW1 (3) vs. SOF1 (1) | AL2 (2) vs. SAY2 (6) |
ROUND 2 |
AL1 (2) vs. GW1 (3) | SAY1 (0) vs. SOF2 (4) |
ROUND 3 |
SOF1 (0) vs. AL1 (1) | SAY2 (4) vs. GW2 (4) |
ROUND 4 |
SOF2 (3) vs. AL2 (0) | GW2 (0) vs. SAY1 (2) |
Abraham Lincoln (AL), George Washington (GW), School of the Future (SOF), Sayre (SAY)
The original date for the third IUS League Play Day was on Tuesday, April 25th. After being rained out the first day, it was nothing but beautiful blue skies on the new date, May 2nd. Frankford High School hosted Audenreid, Furness, Martin Luther King and Thomas Edison for their second league play day – and what would end up being the final league play day of the year. The next time these teams will meet will be at the Unified Soccer Championship on Tuesday, May 30th.
FIELD 1 |
FIELD 2 |
FIELD 3 |
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ROUND 1 |
TE1 (1) vs. AUD1 (0) | TE2 (4) vs. MLK2 (0) | FRNK1 (1) vs. FURN 2 (0) |
ROUND 2 |
AUD1 (3) vs. MLK1 (4) | AUD2 (2) vs. FRNK2 (0) | FURN1 (4) vs. FRNK1 (2) |
ROUND 3 |
MLK1 (0) vs. TE1 (2) | TE2 (5) vs. FURN2 (1) | MLK2 (1) vs. FRNK2 (0) |
Audenried Charter (AUD), Frankford (FRNK), Furness (FURN), Martin Luther King (MLK), Thomas Edison (TE)
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