By Brianna Arnold – Staff Reporter

Friends Forever is an after-school club that works with the special needs students at Law

The club holds meetings on the third Tuesday of each month. At every meeting, there are planned activities and snacks that are designed with a buddy system so that everyone has a friend that they can build a better friendship with.  

“It is designed for the buddy to have a friend that can look forward to meeting and talking about things and building a close friendship so that the buddy has someone to go to if they ever need to talk,” junior co-president Leea Palmer said.

Palmer and junior Sydney King are co-presidents of the club and work very hard to make it a fun and relaxing time every month.

“Friends Forever offers its special needs members a place to build relationships they otherwise wouldn’t have the opportunity to have,” King said.

Friends Forever has new and exciting plans coming up for next month. They hope to take a trip to the movie theater and then start having a bowling night at least once a month in the spring.

There is going to be fundraiser put in place for the club so that they can all go to these fun events.

“Being in the club is very rewarding and lots of fun,” Palmer said. “When you see the smile you can bring to another’s peers face it makes all the hard work worth it.”

The club is holding a raffle starting this week. Tickets are going to be sold for $1 for three tickets or $5 for 15 tickets.  

“Tickets are going to be sold during lunch waves and the raffle includes gift cards to local restaurants such as Mr. Mac’s,” King said. “It is for a good cause and would be great if everyone could participate.”

This club is open to any student at Law and welcomes new members at any time.

“Friends Forever is a no judge zone that can sometimes be hard to find in high school,” King said. “We always like to see new people join the club and are happy to welcome any new students.”  

Club participants Jen Gill and Luigi DeCastro love coming to this club every month. They are excited to meet new friends and learn how to build friendships.

“My favorite thing about Friends Forever club is being able to hang out with my friends,” Gill said.

Everyone is excited for the next meeting coming up on February 16th in the senior cafe.

“I love seeing all my friends,”  DeCastro said.

Junior club member Abby Williamson enjoys spending time with her friends, including Gill and DeCastro.
“Friends Forever is a fun way to interact with people that you do not get to connect with during the regular school day,” Williamson said.