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My Social Characters And Social Values In High School

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If someone could describe my social qualities from freshman to senior year, they would be describing two completely different people. My initial plan for high school was to stay with the same core group of 7 friends that I have had since the sixth grade. All of this changed when I decided to do something that was completely out of my comfort zone. I joined a club. This club was called Tiger Buddies. Initiated by a senior executive board member of the program, I was encouraged to get involved because she called this club “nothing short of life changing”.
I am now a part of the Tiger Buddies program at school. This club consists of a group of about 50 students from my high school. The key quality of this club is that about 20 of these students are members of the Life Skills classes, also known as the Special Education program. In Tiger Buddies, I am paired up with a Life Skills student to hang out with before, during, and after school. We also have the opportunity to go out as a group and do fun outings such as serve food at restaurants and have special proms. Out of all the buddies that I have been paired up with, no one has made of big of an imprint and on me than my very first buddy, John.
John was a redheaded, 6-foot tall sophomore who loved drawing and fast cars. John was on the autism spectrum and often did not pick up on specific social cues such as sarcasm and empathy. Despite all of this, his face always wore the same bright smile every day when he greeted every

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