
10/03/2025
Bucknall and Saratoga campuses buzzed with excitement as sophomores met their third-grade buddies and seniors reunited with their fifth-grade buddies for the first Eagle Buddies event of the year on Sept. 24.
Sophomores bussed to the lower school and met their third-grade Eagle Buddies for the first time. Due to rain at noon, they gathered with their buddies in the gym for a lunch of pizza, chips and salad. Students were then dismissed to their own activities, ranging from sports to arts and crafts. Outdoor games included soccer, ping pong and wallball, while the gym hosted bracelet-making, scratch art and coloring stations.
Sophomore Bhadra Pramod noted that the program allowed her to step into a leadership role while also building a friendly relationship with her Eagle Buddy.
“I feel really honored to be a mentor to someone, and it’s really heartwarming to see the younger generation be able to do stuff,” Bhadra said. “We made friendship bracelets. I really appreciated how she made them for me, even though it’s a little tiny, but it’s really cute. I feel like I gained a new sibling today.”
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Reporters: Charlene Li and Aileen Jang
Photographer: Aileen Jang