“Hi!  I’m Zack Drey. I’ve been in Best Buddies since junior high school. The activities I like in Best Buddies are the Friendship Ball, Workout Wednesdays, movie nights and anytime I get to get together with friends in the group. I like hanging out with Lexi. She’s a good friend that I like to do lots of fun things with. We eat ice cream, talk about cars, and do different things together. I miss the fun parties we did before COVID, but like the fun things we still get to do online.”

“Hi everyone I’m Lexi Ohringer and I am President of Best Buddies at Valley High School! I am apart of Best Buddies because I have a passion for inclusivity within our country and especially our community here in Iowa. I also have a passion for forging new friendships between students with and without IDD. Best Buddies means to me that everyone is included and involved and can have a safe and fun space to do activities with friends within our school. My buddy Zack and I have been paired for 5 years, a couple things we like to do is find cool cars, watch the cars movies and go on bike rides.“