Ask anyone in the elementary about the new Buddy Bench, a shared idea between members of the Lopez Elementary ASB and the MS/HS D.R.E.A.M. Team. The new buddy bench is a designated seating area where students feeling lonely or upset can seek peer support. Older and younger students painted this wonderful gift of friendship and presented it to the elementary students on Tuesday.

“It’s a great way for kids to demonstrate they care for each other,” say Della McCullough, school bus driver and advisor to the older students who supported the Elementary ASB in this project. “Principal Lisa Shelby and her young ASB leaders, were so excited to take on this project.”

So the next time you are at the school and want to make a new friend – sit on the buddy bench – its a wonderful new fixture at our school.