A Bay Shore school district alumnus gifted new sneakers to every player on the high school’s first Unified basketball team, a program focused on including kids with special needs who may not otherwise have an opportunity to compete in school sports. Its coed roster consists of nine athletes with special needs and 13 neurotypical “partners” who assist the athletes on the court, according to head coach and special education teacher Michelle Houlihan. She said the program allows her students to “feel they’re a part of something that’s part of the bigger picture.” Read the full story at the link in our bio. - - #longisland #longislandny #liny #longislandnewyork #hssports #highschoolsports #basketball #highschoolbasketball #unified #unifiedsports #unifiedbasketball #bayshore #bayshoreny #shoes #basketballshoes #lebrons #linkinbio