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Kiwanis & Honor Society collaborate on Webb school Buddy Bench project

Left to Right – Briana Brownsell and Mackensie Kelly; Middle Row: (On Bench) Chloe Barkauskus, Mattias Browsher, Lilli Secrest, Courtney Hitchcock and Olivia Phaneuf; Back Row: Michael Griffin,  Kandis Griffin,  NHS President Melissa Rockhill and Principal John Swick.

Left to Right – Briana Brownsell and Mackensie Kelly; Middle Row: (On Bench) Chloe Barkauskus, Mattias Browsher, Lilli Secrest, Courtney Hitchcock and Olivia Phaneuf; Back Row: Michael Griffin, Kandis Griffin, NHS President Melissa Rockhill and Principal John Swick.

The Kiwanis Club of the Central Adirondacks and members of the Town of Webb School National Honor Society were collaborators in the creation of a Buddy Bench that was recently placed and dedicated at the school’s playground.

In attendance at the dedication were kindergarten through second grade students and NHS members.

The concept of the Buddy Bench, a place to go for peer support when a student is having issues, concerns or problems in their lives, was suggested by Mary Lee Kalil of Inlet.  Continue reading

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