{"id":159,"date":"2018-09-30T14:16:24","date_gmt":"2018-09-30T18:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-chs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/buddies\/?page_id=159"},"modified":"2026-08-18T12:04:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T16:04:16","slug":"how-to-join","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www-chs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/buddies\/how-to-join\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Join"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to Join in 3 Steps!<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Fill out the membership application online – https:\/\/forms.bestbuddies.org\/4895599<\/p>\n

2. Pay $30\u00a0 Dues –\u00a0SchoolPay – Checkout<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Sign Permission slips (get these during Interest meeting on 8\/28 or in room 145)<\/p>\n

Please do all 3 ASAP!<\/p>\n

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Peer Buddies vs Associate Buddies:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Peer<\/strong> – You must go through an interview to be considered as a Peer Buddy.\u00a0 This is a 1:1 friendship where you attend mandatory lunches once a week and monthly general meetings.\u00a0 You get to participate in our chapter events such as the mall trip, thanksgiving feast, field day, talent show, etc… Be a role model in our school.<\/p>\n

Associate<\/strong> – Not matched 1:1, but needs to come to our mandatory monthly general meetings, as well as attend one mandatory lunch per month (typically done during our monthly activity!).\u00a0 Should attend Spread the Word to End the Word, Talent Show, Friendship Ball, Friendship Walk, etc…)\u00a0 Volunteer and spread acceptance and inclusion throughout our school.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How to Join in 3 Steps! 1. Fill out the membership application online – https:\/\/forms.bestbuddies.org\/4895599 2. Pay $30\u00a0 Dues –\u00a0SchoolPay – Checkout 3. Sign Permission slips (get these during Interest meeting on 8\/28 or in room 145) Please do all 3 ASAP! Peer Buddies vs Associate Buddies: Peer – You must go through an interview […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4565,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-159","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-chs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/buddies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-chs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/buddies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-chs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/buddies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-chs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/buddies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4565"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-chs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/buddies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www-chs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/buddies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":253,"href":"https:\/\/www-chs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/buddies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/159\/revisions\/253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-chs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/buddies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}