Best Buddies Indiana: End of Year Wrap Up

As the end of the school year gets closer, chapters are having lots of fun activities to celebrate the friendships they’ve built throughout the past year! We are so excited about everything that our chapters have accomplished and are so excited to see their successes continue over the summer and into the upcoming year!
Highlights (pictured above) included: Ball State Best Buddies celebrated the end of the year by telling everyone why they love being buddies, University of Southern Indiana Best Buddies hosted inspirational speakers Tim and Mike from Handicap This, and University of Evansville Best Buddies had a great time at their first Masquerade Prom!
Additionally, HUGE congratulations to the recipients of our 2017-2018 Chapter Awards:
College Chapter of the Year: Butler University
High School Chapter of the Year: Hamilton Southeastern High School
Middle School Chapter of the Year: Noblesville West Middle School
College Buddy Pair of the Year: Alyssa and David, Ball State University
High School Buddy Pair of the Year: Lindsey and Megan, Heritage Christian
Middle School Buddy Pair of the Year: Sarah and Arden, Noblesville East Middle School
College Leadership Team of the Year: Ball State University
High School Leadership Team of the Year: Franklin Community High School
College Chapter President of the Year: Christine Ellis
High School Chapter President of the Year: Alyssa Yeoman
Middle School Chapter President of the Year: Isabella Gray
College Advisor of the Year: Katy Dietrich, Purdue University
High School Advisor of the Year: Karen Cohen, Zionsville HS
Advocate of the Year: Zach Curtis, Butler
Finally, heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to our 2018 graduating senior officers!!
Sarah Mastrian
Bishop Chatard HS
Brittaney Dillon
Blackford HS
Haylie Williamson
Blackford HS
Rebecca Frye
Bloomington North HS
Emily King
Bloomington North HS
Noah Shahadey
Bloomington North HS
Rayven Bates
Brownsburg HS
Allison Joseph
Brownsburg HS
Megan Commerford
Butler University
Christine Ellis
Butler University
Claire Jaffee
Butler University
Chelsea Patton
Butler University
Hallie Coleson
Carmel HS
Bryn Walker
Carmel HS
Rachel Overstreet
Cathedral HS
Cali Dillon
Center Grove HS
Reagan Howard
Center Grove HS
Aaron Klawun
Decatur Central HS
Joli Finley
Delta HS
Kristin Fowler
Delta HS
Devon Anderson
Fishers HS
Hannah Wright
Fishers HS
Sadie Stokes
Franklin College
Maddie Bright
Greenwood HS
Gentry White
Greenwood HS
Payton Hoover
Hanover College
Abigael Schulz
Hanover College
Sarah Jane Bryant
HSE
Andrew Kolb
HSE
Grace Taylor
Indiana University
Alex Bader
Jay County HS
Mallory Bost
Jay County HS
Collin Haines
Jay County HS
Abby Zickmund
Jefferson HS
Rosa Aguilera
Lawrence North HS
Bailey Mullins
Milan HS
Eric Spears
Milan HS
Kaitlyn Trosper
Mooresville HS
Lacey Watt
Mooresville HS
Parker Webster
Mooresville HS
Haley Weddle
Mooresville HS
Ashley Breger
Munster HS
Kiele Brown
Munster HS
Taylor Dvorscak
Munster HS
Meagan Thornburg
Munster HS
Aileen Wagner
Munster HS
John Thomas
Noblesville HS
Emma Williams
Noblesville HS
Susan Biederstedt
North Central HS
Annie Terhune
North Central HS
Alexis Alverson
Pendleton Heights HS
Zachary Dickey
Pendleton Heights HS
Maya Watt
Pendleton Heights HS
Cole Knoblett
Perry Meridian HS
Maddie Andrews
Pike HS
Jalen Kelly
Pike HS
Erin Mansell
Pike HS
Katie Ceglio
Purdue University
Ellen Jarvis
Purdue University
Natalie Rowerdink
Purdue University
Sanjna Vinze
Purdue University
Nicole Gayotin
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Caroline Short
Southport HS
Madeline Stone
University of Evansville
Pauline Blatt
University of Notre Dame
Gregory Corning
University of Notre Dame
Kaleigh O’Boyle
University of Notre Dame
Kayla Zellmer
University of Notre Dame
Michael Jennings
Wabash College
Daniela Diaz-Castillo
Warren Central HS
Hunter Edwards
Warren Central HS
Zachary Shanklin
Warren Central HS
Emma Burgan
Westfield HS
Chris Kenney
Westfield HS
Celine Thormann
Westfield HS
Sophie Thormann
Westfield HS
Aidan Forbes
West Lafayette HS
Natalie Hazbun
West Lafayette HS
Alyssa Yeoman
West Lafayette HS
Madison Bartak
Whiteland HS
Megan Engelhardt
Whiteland HS
Sadie Welch
Whiteland HS
Jessie Witherington
Whiteland HS
Anna Chlystun
Zionsville HS
Samantha Eshenour
Zionsville HS
Robin Murphy
Zionsville HS
Courtney Nusbaum
Zionsville HS
Ryan Penry
Zionsville HS
Madeline Richey
Zionsville HS
Corey Schmitter
Zionsville HS
Mary Slaughter
Zionsville HS