Circle of FriendsCircle of Friends

Jason & Jessica DagelJason & Jessica Dagel

Ankeny High SchoolAnkeny High School

What is Circle of What is Circle of Friends?Friends?

• It is a social organization for ALL It is a social organization for ALL students at Ankeny High School.students at Ankeny High School.

• The goal is to form lasting relationships The goal is to form lasting relationships between students with special needs and between students with special needs and their peers.their peers.

• Through these peer to peer relationships, Through these peer to peer relationships, students gain social skills and make new students gain social skills and make new friends.friends.

• An unwritten goal is to allow students An unwritten goal is to allow students with disabilities to be able to do things with disabilities to be able to do things they may not otherwise be able to do.they may not otherwise be able to do.

How We Do ItHow We Do It

• These relationships are fostered These relationships are fostered through fun social situations that can through fun social situations that can not be provided during the school not be provided during the school day.day.

• Monthly events are planned through Monthly events are planned through student input & suggestions.student input & suggestions.

• Activities are low or no cost.  No Activities are low or no cost.  No student is turned away for inability to student is turned away for inability to pay.pay.

DetailsDetails

• We require We require permission slips permission slips of all students, of all students, regardless of age.regardless of age.

• All students must All students must ride school ride school provided provided transportation.transportation.

• Attendance is not Attendance is not mandatory at all mandatory at all events--students may events--students may choose which events choose which events they wish to attend.they wish to attend.

• Seniors who attend Seniors who attend three or more events three or more events earn a "Friendship earn a "Friendship Award" at senior Award" at senior awards night.awards night.

FundingFunding

• Grants- Ankeny Grants- Ankeny School Foundation School Foundation and Perky Hawk and Perky Hawk Coffee Shop.Coffee Shop.

• Donations- From Donations- From Ankeny Optimist Ankeny Optimist Club and other Club and other organizations.organizations.

• Collection of Collection of Boxtops to be turned Boxtops to be turned in for cash.in for cash.

• Circle of Friends Circle of Friends subsidizes the cost of subsidizes the cost of events so that they are events so that they are more affordable for more affordable for students.  Example:students.  Example:– Adventureland Tickets Adventureland Tickets

cost $14 each and the cost $14 each and the students pay only $7.students pay only $7.

–   Average event costs the Average event costs the club about $75 - Larger club about $75 - Larger events cost between events cost between $200 and $300, $200 and $300, depending on depending on attendance.attendance.

Previous EventsPrevious Events• Laser Tag & Pizza Laser Tag & Pizza • Bucs Hockey Game Bucs Hockey Game • Holiday Ornament Painting Holiday Ornament Painting • Rollerskating Rollerskating • Bowling Bowling • Corn Maze & Pumpkin Corn Maze & Pumpkin

Farm Farm • Haunted Forest Haunted Forest • Outdoor Movie Party Outdoor Movie Party • Stella's 50s Diner Stella's 50s Diner • Mini Golf Mini Golf • HuHot Mongolian Grill HuHot Mongolian Grill • Holiday Parties Holiday Parties • Game Night at On With LifeGame Night at On With Life

• Omaha Zoo with Science Omaha Zoo with Science ClubClub

• Adventureland Adventureland • PicnicsPicnics• Iowa Cubs GameIowa Cubs Game• School Sporting Events School Sporting Events

(Tailgating)(Tailgating)• Sledding at Sleepy HollowSledding at Sleepy Hollow

Why We Exist…Why We Exist…

““When we seek to discover When we seek to discover the best in others, we the best in others, we somehow bring out somehow bring out

the best in ourselves.”the best in ourselves.”-William Arthur Ward-William Arthur Ward