Champions Together is a program that is designed to promote awareness, acceptance, respect, anti-bullying, and inclusion for students with intellectual disabilities. With sports as the main driving force, Champions Together helps develop meaningful and lifelong friendships.

Our program includes 3 components: Interscholastic Unified Sports, Awareness Activity, and Fundraising. Unified Sports: Students will compete in various sporting events composed of approximately equal numbers of athletes (students with intellectual disabilities) and partners (students without intellectual disabilities). Sports we offer include bocce ball, cheerleading, and track/field. Awareness Activity: Inclusive student-led leadership team organize an annual event to spark awareness and showcase new friendships. Each year we run the Choose to Include campaign. Students around the building sign a banner pledging they will include those who often are left out. Fundraising: Each year members work together to raise money for The Special Olympics of Virginia and Cosby’s Champions Together athletes through the Cool School Challenge. We are proud to say we have raised over $30,000 since 2020!

Members are required to attend one social event a month. Events include Titan Time socials, fundraisers, and other activities around the school. The purpose of this club is to build meaningful connections with each other. Our hope is that students want to spend more time together than the “required” time.

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Jessica Beach

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