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Photo Focus: The 2022-2023 School Year

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March and April 2023

Friends University students with Dr William Polite Darren Jake Dr Polite John Andrew 3-1-23

John is on fruit duty

Mason and Miss Dawn are as sweet as strawberries.

Matt and Miss Maddie chop up the lettuce.

Get it Todd

Todd and Adrian crafting the fruit salad.

Walking Tacos tortilla or Fritos lettuce onion tomato cheese picante sauce and sour cream Fruit Salad- grapes bananas strawberries blueberries pears and peaches Milk to drink

Hot Diggety Dog Tuesdays Meal is in the worksBret lines up the main course

Miss Linda and Blake are ready to chunk the watermelon

Watermelon demonstration

Miss Linda William Blake Sammy Amber and Danner during the watermelon demonstration

William perfects the celery sticks

All in

Friends University Volleyball players welcomed Friendship Fields Academy students to practice on Wednesday March 22 2023

Each academy student was paired with a volleyball player-Andrew foreground and John background bump the volleyballs to their partners

First we stretched

Todd stretching and Darren preparing to do push-ups

Jake S limbers up

Andrew looks like hes playing basketball but its truly volleyball-John gets ready to throw the volleyball

Anna Alli Jake H and Linda listen to instructions.

Anna at the net

Darren returns the ball

Thomas works on hand placement

Jake H and Alli

Jake H waits for the next play

Jake S and a volleyball player work on the diamond

Jake H and Alli practice the diamond skill.

Head Coach Martin Ayin is in his 19th season and is the longest tenured coach in the programs history

Head coach Martin Ayin and a player demonstrate technique

Team spirit

Fist bumps all around

Friendship Fields Academy Wednesdays students with women's volleyball team and head coach Martin Ayin

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Friendship Fields Dance Party YMCA 3-25-23

01-Todays feast prepared by Friendship Fields Fun students 4-29-23

02-Dawn and Matthew peeling apples.jog

03-Miss Linda and Jessica on the apple table

03a-Miss Linda dumps apple slices while Olivia prepares to stir them in butter

04-Miss Linda drops apple slices into butter Olivia stirs and Andrew supervises

05-Wyatt and Dawn

06-Gio Christina and Kindy

07-Ashley perfectly pares

08-Taylor and Dane salad choppers

09-Andrew Phil and Adrian assemble pizza sandwiches

10-Andrew Phil and Adrian handling the sauce mozzarella and pepperon

11-Andrew Phil and Adrian prepare pizza sandwiches for the grill

01-Thursday March 9 Friendship Fields Fun with Friends University mens soccer team 2

02-Thursday March 9 Thursday March 9 Friendship Fields Fun with Friends University mens soccer team

03-Friends University soccer player left and Bret right lining up supplies for a hand model

04-Left to right- Ashley-soccer player-Dane

05-Matt and a Friends soccer player work on the hand project

06-Matt and soccer player foreground Sammy background making a model of the human hand

07-Matthew and Friends soccer player make fingers from straws

08-Soccer player and Todd use yarn to make the model's figures bendable

09-Head Coach Bryan Perez and Andrew

January and February 2023

Salads 1

Salads 2

Salads 3

Salads 4

Salads 6

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Abuelos for Vals birthday 1-28-23

2nd table at Abuelos

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Val at game post birthday party 1-28-23 Just what Val needed after our celebration

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Hannah at Vals birthday dinner

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Friendship Fields own Miss Olivia holds the championship banner! She is a champion at Friendship Fields every day Were proud of you Miss Olivia

Friends University president Dr Amy Bragg Carey Val Wall in the middle and Dr Rob Ramseyer Friends University athletic director

basketball team lineups

Ashley enjoying the game Emily and Nick in the foreground

Andrew and Emma

Nick Toby and Noah

Sitting with the mens basketball team during the womens basketball game First row- Hannah, Anna, & NIck Second row- Phil & Lindsay

Men's basketball players watch the women's game with Friendship Fields

Alexis FFA graduate and Darren loves his new Tshirt

Alexis (blue jeans), Darren (black cap). and Todd (red hoodie)

Olivia Lindsay Nick top to bottom on bleachers Darren and Alexis on the floor

Dr Cindy and Matthew

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Food groups game 1

Food groups game 2

Food groups game 3

Food groups game 4

Food groups game 5

Amber helps Miss Linda flip pancakes on the griddle 2-7-23

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Interns Jenna and Amber

Mindy gets a lift from 3 Friends University cheerleaders 2-9-23

Miss Linda Gio and Christina are happy chefs

John red shirt Thomas and Miss Linda prepare Mondays menu- chicken noodle soup peanut butter sandwich bar and fresh fruit.

On a rainy Valentines Day 2-14-23 Noah and Todd return to the Business Technology Building after delivering valentines to Casado

Colt red tshirt Miss Linda Dane and Darren seated shredding chicken for chicken noodle soup Tuesday Feb 14

Linda Anna and Miss Linda prepare fresh orange slices for Monday's meal.

Blake Todd Matt Lindsay Mason and Colt learning about bones and skeletons Thursday 2-16-23

Hannah Wyatt Matthew Audrey-intern Tanner coloring in the hall 2-16-23

Congratulations to the Friends University cheerleaders 2023 Champions FUNNY

Miss Olivia competitive cheerleader super student and incredible intern, front middle! Friendship Fields staff and students love you

chili cookoff 1

chili cookoff 2

chili cookoff 3

chili cookoff 4

chili cookoff 5

Russia 1

Russia 2

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Villa Luna front view

Friendship Fields circle left to right Jake S Mason Todd Blake Parker Nick

Mason's Moves! And Todd's taking it to the floor,

Lindsay and Olivia with blue balloons in blue dresses. So blue-tiful!

Always Amazing Alexis

Anissa, Darren, and Zack

Blake and Parker take a dancing break for some screen time

Blake and Parker tearin' up the dance floor

Bret and Emily on the dance floor

Christina aka natural energy source

Dapper Dudes Jake S Mason and Todd

Darren and Alexis

Daylor looking very dapper

Friendship Fields Experts Darren and Alexis

Dr Cindy and Matt O

Dr. Cindy and Darren

Emma checking her phone Christina and Alexis

Friendship Fields favorite couple of fabulous interns, Zack and Olivia

Glam Slam! Kindyl and Emma

John and Blake ready to dance

L to R Nick Jake Mason Todd and Blake at the manly prom table

Lindsay and Zack take a turn on the floor

Lindsay left and Emily right

Lindsay Olivia Anissa left to right

Lovely Lindsay

Matthew and Miss Karen absolutely heavenly

Miss Karen & Matthew

Matthew and Miss Karen on left Nick on right Zack Olivia and Tanner in background

Phil and his fans

Sweetest picture ever of the sweetest dancer, Emily & her Friends University student dancing partner

Lindsay Linda and Christina front line dancers

Tanner in front with Anissa clapping

Thomas and Jake H - Swagger!

Unstoppable DForce

Villa Luna front view 2

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meal 2-28-23 2

October, November, and December 2022

Director Val Wall gives intern and cheerleader Olivia a hug at a chilly football game.

Interns Zach and Olivia visit student Emma at her place of work - a coffee shop cropped with PS

Megan has misplaced her cheese stick in the lunch room cropped in PS

National Down Syndrome Awareness Month October 2022 -2 cropped

National Down Syndrome Awareness Month October 2022 -1 cropped

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John H

Kindyl H

Matthew's family donated these beautiful pumpkins to Friendship Fields Fun

Oct 8 Matthew Daylors family donated these beautiful pumpkins to Friendship Fields Fun 2

Todd master carver makes a scary face

Pumpkin carving

More pumpkin carving

Even MORE pumpkin carving

Todd master carver makes a scary face

Matt and Todd with those goopy guts

Allie Foods class on Monday October 10th pumpkin soup

Taylor is enjoying pumpkin soup and homemade croutons

Yummy - Miss Karen and Drew approve

Darren and Jake

Emily Wyatt and Amber stir cocoa powder into Cool Whip

Andrew and Dane made chocolate dip from Cool Whip cocoa powder

Feeling groovy

08 Softball team Halloween party

07 Softball team Halloween party

Sammy, the Ghost with the Most

04 Softball team Halloween party

03 Softball team Halloween party

04a Softball team Halloween party

01 Softball team Halloween party

02 Softball team Halloween party

06 Softball team Halloween party

05 Softball team Halloween party

05a Softball team Halloween party

Softball gal dressed for Halloween with Phil flexing

03 Firemen

01 Firemen

02 Firemen

Ashley and Amber peel apples for a foods project

Yummy mummy quesadillas

Friends cheerleaders visit Friendship Fields on Nov 1st

Christmas Party 2022

Partying at Christmas - 2022

August and September 2022

First day of school Fall 2022

Friends softball players trying to remember the students names Sept 8 2022

Making fried rice in Foods 1X Class in the academy 8-29-22

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Parker M Darren T and Andrew O enjoying a Falcon Football home game on Saturday 24 2022

Darren T in red Falcon jersey and Andrew O in black Falcon T-shirt - Stylin

The gun show - Darren T and Coach Belden show off their biceps

Kindyl takes the skillet

Darren T flippin out assisted by our intern Zack while John H and Gio wait for their turns.

Alli R Anna R flipping pancake and Drew see the sandwich between Drews hands cropped

01 Todd Ashley and Miss Diane take on outdoor Connect Four

Taylor Colt and Matthew in the shade

03 Sammy sporting the Wichita flag

02 Bret is almost always smiling

05 Uh-oh Gun show

Students Getting Ready for Break with Para Mr. Drew Joining In - July 2022

Making fried rice in Foods 1X Class in the academy 8-29-22

Friendship Fields Receives Helping Hand from Devaughn James Injury Lawyers

What a wonderful surprise! Devaughn James Injury Lawyers have given us a KWCH Helping Hand with a check of $1200.00.

Thanks so much for your generous contribution!

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Career Fashion Show - Spring 2022

Friendship Fields Academy students posed as they dressed for their dream jobs in Cara Smith's Workplace Communication class.

Inaugural Group of Graduates from Friendship Fields Academy - Spring 2022

We are SO proud of our first three graduates from Friendship Fields Academy! This article from KWCH News explains it all, including video interviews with all three young women. Here they pose for a photo with their mothers and reporter Natalie Davis from KWCH News.

We are SO proud of our first three Friendship Fields graduates in May 2022.

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Felicia Rolfe from Channel 12 with Darren

Darren with Felicia Rolfe from KWCH News

Officer Tim with Darren, Emily, and John

Baby Shower for Ms. Courtney May 5, 2022

We threw a fun baby shower for Ms. Courtney, our awesome Coordinator and Instructor for Friendship Fields Fun. We will miss you in the fall!

Tree Dedication April 2022

We had a special dedication ceremony for the two trees we had purchased (and maintenance planted) in honor of two of our students who passed away. The trees are outside, very close to our building. Ms. Andrea (white hoodie) read a poem, Alexis (in the wheelchair) spoke about Corey, and Hannah spoke about Elizabeth.