Everyone needs a best buddy (Seacoastonline)
Meghan Cooper and Micah Addison are ‘Best Buddies’ at Winnacunnet High School with Meg being a senior and Micah, a post grad. Photo by Deb Cram/Seacoastonline
HAMPTON — Micah Addison and Meaghan Cooper are best buddies at Winnacunnet High School. Addison loves to go bowling, listen to music and watch “Star Wars,” and he’s shared those passions with Cooper since they were paired through WHS’ Best Buddies International chapter.
Because of Best Buddies, Addison, who has borderline cerebral palsy and is developmentally challenged, has seen his network of friends rapidly increase and his confidence improve since meeting Cooper. He’s one of 21 students and graduates in the school’s special education department that has benefited from the group, which helps those with special needs connect with people they may otherwise never meet.
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