Unified PE Application 2021-2022
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Unified PE is a co-education program that offers a daily program of fitness and sport skills activities. This class is meant to be inclusionary for students with and without disabilities and be a representation of the Special Olympics pledge: "I pledge to look for the lonely, the isolated, the left out, the challenged and the bullied.I pledge to overcome the fear of difference and replace it with the power of inclusion.I #ChooseToInclude". This class will encompass the five components of fitness in collaboration of both athletic and physical activities. This class will follow the guidelines set forth by Unified Special Olympics including but not limited to social skills and teamwork.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
-Prerequisite: Students must have passed Freshman PE and be accepted by the application process.
-This course is modeled off the principals and goals of Special Olympics’ Unified Champion Schools.
-The roster will look to have 1 student with a qualifying disability to 1 student without. (Qualifications will be based off the guidelines set forth by Special Olympics Illinois and Unified Champion Schools)
-Students may need to complete an application and/or interview prior to registering for the course.
-Students may be expected to participate in events outside of the regular school day. These may include but are not limited to The Youth Activation Summit Conference, scheduled athletic competitions, and social events.
-Participants may be expected to participate in athletic competitions during the course of the school year.
Playing time during these athletic events will be based off the students knowledge and ability to play the sport.
-Students who play an IHSA Sport may be asked to facilitate more instruction to their classmates rather than playing in the competitive sporting event.
-Sporting events may or may not be sanctioned by the IHSA.


APPLICATION PROCESS:
Please answer and submit the following questions by 3:00PM on Friday, February 26th, 2021. Your application will be reviewed by the WCHS Counseling, Special Education, and PE departments. The teachers, coaches, deans, and other staff members may be consulted during the application process. Unified PE will likely only be offered 1 class period during the school day and scheduling conflicts may occur and be reasoning for not being selected to be a part of Unified PE.

Please see Ms. Sollberger in room 116 for any questions or concerns.
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Full Name: *
Graduation Year *
Which Semester are you interested in having Unified PE? (Sophomores will most likely take only 1 semester- discuss with Counselor)
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Why are you applying to be part of Unified PE? Include any experiences, career goals, or other information that you want to be considered. (Please use full sentences and paragraph formatting.) *
Explain any experience you have working with people with disabilities.(Please use full sentences and paragraph formatting.) *
How many days absent were you during Fall Semester? *
If you would like to discuss days of absence, please do so here:
How many discipline referrals did you receive Fall Semester? *
If you would like to discuss any discipline referrals, please do so here:
Grade in PE last semester it was taken: *
What other activities are you involved in at WCHS and outside of school? (i.e. Part-time jobs, Church groups, atheltics, clubs, babysitiing, etc.) *
Please list a WCHS staff member to be contacted for a character reference upon your behalf. *
Please list a WCHS staff member to be contacted for a character reference upon your behalf. *
A copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provided.
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