2020 EPISD Unidos Special Olympic Games at Burges High

More than 700 athletes from throughout the El Paso Independent School District participated in the Unidos Special Olympic Games on March 5, 2020 at Burges High School. For the first time, the games included an event that brought together teams of students with and without disabilities. Athletes from elementary, middle and high schools competed. Students of all grades and capabilities participated in different track and field competitions as well as other fun activities, all with the intent of providing students with the opportunity to engage in sporting events. For the first time in EPISD, students in the middle- and high-school levels will have the chance to participate in an event called the Unified Relay – a race that brings together one student with a disability with a peer without one to compete as a team. The games provide students the chance to engage in more inclusive sporting events and show unity as a student body. (Leonel Monroy, Jr./El Paso ISD)