Congratulations to Special Education teacher, Kara Johnson, Principal, Craig Collins, and Trabuco Hills High School for being recognized as a
2019 National Banner Unified Champion School by the Special Olympics organization. This honor was awarded to 173 schools nationwide and only 2 in Southern California. Please click on the link below to read more about the award. THHS was then named to ESPN's top 34 Honor Roll as part of its Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools National Recognition Program. A link to the announcement and a list of all honorees is also below. Trabuco Hills has worked tirelessly on their campus inclusion programs and has been awarded several honors since the program's inception in 2016:
2016
First Unified Champion School in OC
2017
First school in CA to officially offer Unified Physical Education
2018
First Unified Champion School District in OC
2019
Hosted first CIF Unified Track and Field Prelims and participated in the first ever CIF Track and Field event of any kind
2019
Won the 2019 GOAL Award (Grazer Outstanding Achievement in Learning) (including ALL elementary, middle, and high schools in the state)
2019
First school in CA to offer an official VAPA (Visual and Performing Arts) Unified Arts Class
2019
First school in OC to receive National Unified Champion School Recognition (including ALL elementary, middle, and high schools in the country)
2019
First school in OC, and only the 2nd in CA to make ESPN's top 34 Honor Roll (including ALL elementary, middle and high schools in the country)
