Raymon Carol, a student that attended a Springville Junior High friendship group, is very interested in becoming a better person, and has many reasons why he had joined the friendship group. Friendship groups are all about getting to know other students and learning how to respect and help others out. According to Raymon, students should join the friendship groups, because you don’t just have lots of fun, but you also get to meet new people, get to know them, and get to learn how to be respectful and help others out. “I joined the friendship group because I wanted to learn more on how to respect others, and the counselors that had participated in this were so kind,” said Raymon.
Shad Jeffers, another student that attended the friendship group, also had fun being in the group. According to Shad, you learn how to respect others and be polite to teachers. Shad participated in this activity to get rid of stress and had lots of fun.
Mrs. Monica Distefano, an eighth-grade counselor at SJHS that helped out with the friendship groups, said that groups are designed for students to work together as a group and get to know each other. According to Mrs. Distefano, students learn about themselves, and they develop skills to help themselves become better listeners. Counselors do activities that make students feel comfortable, show who they are, and be respectful to others and how to be polite.