On Feb. 12 from 9-1 p.m., Tabor Academy will host its second annual basketball tournament on behalf of Special Olympics Massachusetts.

The tournament will welcome athletes from across the state and will represent multiple age groups as well as unified and traditional teams (unified teams include intellectually-impaired athletes with those without intellectual impairments.) These opportunities help empower the athletes.

Student volunteers at Tabor are part of the Special Olympics Club which, with Tabor staff, organize a weekly skills development session for young athletes each Sunday. Recently, the club held the Special Olympics Polar Plunge, which raised more than $12,000 for the organization.

At the tournament, student volunteers will support the athletes as players, referees and facilitators.

In conjunction with the basketball tournament, Tabor Academy students will kick off their R-word campaign for the year. The campaign is an attempt to eliminate the word “retard(ed)” from the vernacular.

The tournament will be held at Tabor Academy in the Fish Center for Health and Athletics at 256 Front St. The public is welcome to come and cheer on the teams.