{"id":185419,"date":"2024-12-12T11:42:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T16:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=185419"},"modified":"2024-12-12T11:42:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T16:42:05","slug":"celebrating-maddy-hanlon-oviatt-chapter-president-palo-verde-high-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/nevada\/celebrating-maddy-hanlon-oviatt","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Maddy Hanlon-Oviatt, Chapter President Palo Verde High School"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;185420&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The High School Heroes program celebrates the community\u2019s younger generation who are making Las Vegas \u2014 and in some cases, the world \u2014 a better place.<\/p>\n<p>At Palo Verde High School, Maddy Hanlon-Oviatt\u2019s leadership within the school\u2019s Best Buddies chapter earned her the Best Social Impact honor. Best Buddies is a nationwide inclusion program that encourages friendships between students with and without intellectual disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Maddy, who is the Palo Verde chapter\u2019s president, leads with empathy. She was nonverbal until first grade and said the experience helped develop an understanding of challenges faced by students with special needs.<\/p>\n<p>Hanlon-Oviatt grew the school\u2019s Best Buddies chapter from 21 members to over one hundred. 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