One of the best programs Greeley West offers is the Unified Arts and PE/Sports program. Select students are chosen to participate in the Unified Art, Unified PE, or Unified Sports, which allows Greeley West students to aid students with intellectual and physical disabilities during their favorite elective classes.
These programs allow students to have extremely fun classes they can look forward to every day, not only for the students with intellectual and physical disabilities, but also for the students who are helping them in the class.
Senior Jennifer Rodriguez participates in both the Unified art class and the Unified PE class. “ I love seeing the kids find new things they love. I honestly enjoy every second of the class with them,” stated Rodriguez.
During various sports seasons, some students come together to coach the unified students to play competitive games.
Senior class representative Zanayah Shanks takes part in the Unified Basketball season by guiding the students, and teaching them how to play the game. “Working with Unified is amazing because I am able to build strong bonds with these kids. We allow them to feel the same as other students, and we make them feel like they aren’t left out.” stated Shanks.
The Greeley West unified program is one of the best parts of Greeley West. Since its introduction, the Unified program has bettered Greeley West every day. It shows exactly what Greeley West stands for, unity.
