Unified Basketball Team Honored by BOE
The district’s unified basketball team members were honored at a recent
Board of Education meeting for their successful inaugural season. High
school Assistant Principal Kevin Bernier shared highlights of the team’s
season and the support and encouragement that permeated the school.
“A culture of collaboration and inclusion emerged all around the
building,” he said, as announcements were made, posters were created and
students, teachers and administrators were motivated by the new
friendships that formed among the team members. He also lauded the
positive energy, leadership and sense of collaboration that has
progressed throughout the season and how each student-athlete stepped
out of their comfort zone to bring the team to a third-place win at the
championship tournament at Farmingdale State University.