Category: Schools
A Unified Spirit: Natalia Vela’s Journey to the 2025 CIF Commissioner’s Award
By Marvin Poquiz When you meet Natalia Vela, the first thing you notice is her bright smile. The second is how naturally she makes others feel included. A senior at ...
Special Olympics California’s Trip to the State Capitol This March
The Special Olympics Delegation from Southern and Northern California with Governor Gavin Newsom in Sacramento. From March 11th to March 13th, Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC) and Special Olympics Northern ...
Local Schools Receive National Recognition from Special Olympics for Achievements with Inclusion
Special Olympics Southern California has announced that Alta Murrieta Elementary, Trabuco Mesa Elementary, Chaparral High School, Ocean View High School, Temecula Valley High School, Vista Murrieta High School, Warm Springs ...
Mission Viejo High School and Robinson Elementary School to receive national recognition from Special Olympics for achievements with inclusion
Special Olympics Southern California has announced that Mission Viejo High School and Robinson Elementary School, two Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools, are receiving national banner recognition for their efforts to ...
CIF Continues Partnership with Special Olympics to Provide Inclusive Sports Opportunities at Local High Schools
SACRAMENTO — In 2015, The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), Special Olympics Northern and Southern California and the California Department of Education (CDE) announced their partnership to establish an inclusive culture ...
Murrieta Mesa High School, Murrieta Valley High School, and Westminster High School to Receive National Recognition from Special Olympics for Achievements with Inclusion
Special Olympics Southern California has announced Murrieta Mesa High School, Murrieta Valley High School, and Westminster High School are receiving national banner recognition for their efforts to provide inclusive sports ...
National Volunteer Week: Sue Williams
Sue Williams brought the inclusion revolution to the Huntington Beach Union High School District.
Fillmore and Trabuco High Schools Receive Recognition from Special Olympics
LONG BEACH, Calif. (September 3, 2019) – Special Olympics Southern California has announced that Fillmore High School and Trabuco Hills High School, both Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools, are receiving ...
L.A. Times on Rafer Johnson; Trabuco Hills HS Honored
Editor's note: Welcome to the first installment of Inside News, which will highlight stories of Special Olympics Southern California athletes and programs generated by media outlets and other outside sources. ...
INSIDE SOSC: 50 Years of Progress, and Counting
For much of the past handful of years, Special Olympics Southern California President/CEO Bill Shumard has left the staff a simple, gentle reminder. What got us here, won't take us ...