Champaign Unit 4 School District

A young girl in sports gear, smiling and showing medals, stands in a hallway with wooden floors and white walls.

Two people stand on a grassy field. A woman in a black shirt stands next to a man in a red hoodie.

A young person in a red jersey, holding a medal to their mouth, stands on a grassy field with bushes and a blue fence in the background.

A child with medals stands on concrete near a brick building. Several people stand behind them, some wearing hats.

A boy wearing a red shirt poses with a medal in his mouth in a park.

Several people standing on a track field, a person in a red jersey with number 10 being congratulated.

May 7, 2026

Unit 4 Schools

Over the past two weeks, our students have had an incredible showing in Special Olympics competitions, and we are proud to celebrate their accomplishments. Edison Middle School Functional Life Skills students competed in the Special Olympics Track and Field Tournament after weeks of training in running events, mini javelin, and shot put. Congratulations to Jacob Jones (Centennial), second torch runner and gold medalist, Markeith Taylor, a double gold medal winner, Mateo Martin, a double gold medal winner, Arianna Williams, a double gold medal winner, and Laila Walters, a gold medalist. These students have advanced to the State Summer Games!

At Regional Soccer Skills, Rory Gordon (Franklin Middle School) earned gold medals and qualified for the Special Olympics Summer Games and State Tournament in Bloomington! Maxwell Morgan (Franklin Middle School) also earned a bronze medal.

At Regional Gymnastics, Maxwell Morgan (Franklin Middle School), Laila Walters (Edison Middle School), Rory Gordon (Franklin Middle School), and Hazel Rempe Malekin (Central High School) each earned gold medals and qualified for the State Tournament.