On Thursday, November 30, 2017, Souderton Area High School became the first school in Pennsylvania to be recognized as a National Banner Unified Champion School by the Special Olympics International. To gain such recognition Souderton had to meet 10 established standards of excellence demonstrative of a commitment to promoting inclusion. At the ceremony, the banner was presented by Tim Shriver, CEO of Special Olympics, during an all-school pep Souderton is one of only four schools in the US to be highlighted nationally through such a banner presentation. Unified Sports has teams of typical and special students who compete side-by-side in interscholastic competition. Souderton’s Unified Track and Field team won the State Championship in 2017.