275 Students Across 14 Long Island High Schools to Attend
Jericho, NY: 275 Long Island high school students with and without intellectual disabilities are attending a Unified Youth Summit at the Sayville Old Junior High School today. Alongside their educators, students will learn how to develop a plan to grow social inclusion and Unified programming in their schools.
When: Friday, November 7, 2025 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Where: Sayville Old Junior High School (30 Greene Avenue, Sayville, NY 11782)
What: The Special Olympics New York Unified Youth Summit is a free event for Long Island high school students offered as part of the Unified Champion Schools Program. The goal of this event is to bring students with and without disabilities together in a conference setting to educate and inspire them make a positive impact in their schools and communities.
Who: 275 Long Island students with and without intellectual disabilities, and 100 school staff, from Amityville, Center Moriches, Commack, Connetquot, Deer Park, Harborfields HS, Huntington, Islip, Northport, Patchogue-Medford, Rocky Point, Sayville, Sachem North HS, and Walt Whitman HS.
Special Olympics New York and the New York State Public High School Athletic Association have collaborated to offer the Unified Champion Schools program since 2013. In a Special Olympics Unified Champion School, students with and without intellectual disabilities play on the same sports team. They also lead events and activities throughout the year that encourage all students to practice and value inclusion. At hundreds of these schools statewide, the program is reducing bullying and teasing, overturning negative stereotypes, and spurring healthy social interactions. Today’s event will feature student presentations as well as leadership-building games and activities that will teach students how to make their schools a more inclusive place.
