Celebrating ‘Best Friends for Life’

Texas State University students Jonny Etienne and Andi Baggett hold hands with their buddies, Juliana Smith and Isyss La-France, as they pretend to float downriver on their inflatable balls at the Best Friends For Life (BFFL) program in the San Marcos Activity Center. Daily Record photos by Denise Cathey

liana Ortiz waves her scarves in the air as she and her Texas State University student buddy Areum Han dance together during the Drums Alive DRUMTASTIC® session.The program happens each Monday at the Center and provides free activities for local children ages two to 13.

With a steadying hand from his Texas State Student buddy Mar Copeland, Ryan Duncan carefully walks across a plank.
Texas State University student Tara Vodihn and Yule Lee use watercolors to color in an image of a rooster.

While not participating in the Best Friends For Life program, Nathan Yisuh Kim watches his sister play while throwing a soccer ball.