Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Focus on Friendship: Amelia and Tarinagi

Amelia Anderson and Tarinagi Trinh are friends that attend Riverside Intermediate Jr. High School in Fishers, Indiana. Amelia was a 6th grader and Tarinagi was a 5th grader this past school year and they both joined Best Buddies and formed an amazing friendship, spending valuable time to ether in and out of school.  Their friendship demonstrates the positive impact of Best Buddies in the school and community!

Why are you friends? 
Tarinagi: I like to talk to her! 
Amelia: He makes me smile!

During school, when did you enjoy spending time together? 
Both: When we were in the Teacher’s Lounge, we enjoyed helping each other sell candy.

What was your favorite in-school Best Buddies activity? 
Both: Our favorite school activities were our recreation days and cookie decorating in December before Winter Break.

What was your favorite out of school Best Buddies activity?
Ice-skating for thirty minutes was fun. Meeting some Indiana Pacers players was fun when we went to the game.

To learn more about Riverside's Best Buddies chapter, Indiana's Outstanding Middle School Chapter for 2013-2014, check out the video below.