Sixth grade. That was the start of a friendship that would encounter many ups and many downs. It was at that lunch table in the back corner of the cafeteria where we would begin many year’s worth of memories. Many of us were friends way before sixth grade, but that was the year when we all really came together. We spent days out on the playground sitting under trees or racing to the swings. We spent days in the office or guidance counselors discussing arguments or refusing to sign agreement papers.

The middle school years were rough, but then came high school. The place where we were no longer the oldest kids, but now we were the dumb freshman. We needed each other more than ever as we started our journey through “The best four years of our lives”.

High school caused many of us to drift apart, but also brought some of us much closer. It was no longer possible for every one of use to be in the same lunch, and if it happened, boy were we lucky. If we didn’t all end up together, we still enjoyed whom we did have and became closer with them.

We all went on a numerous amounts of school trips together. From art field trips at museums, French trips to Quebec and Ottawa, to class field trips like white water rafting.

Then, we became seniors. We spent our last year together doing everything for the last time. Our last football game, soccer game, lacrosse game, softball game. We had our Senior Ball and crystal ball cruise, the last time that anyone would sign our yearbook. We started our last first day of school together and our last day of school together. Each of these moments were spent together knowing that soon we would heading our separate ways.

As graduation approached, emotions went wild. The thought of not seeing each other everyday brought out many different emotions. We had just spent 12 years of our lives together in the same school, and now we would all be separated.

Everyone always says to stay in touch, but not many people actually do. Even though we have all gone our separate ways, we all still keep in touch. While away at our different schools, we snapchat, text, and facetime each other to check in and see how everyone is doing. When we get come back home during a break, we spend time hanging out and catching up, but it feels like we’ve never been apart. We are all very far from each other, but it still feels like we’re together.

Abigayle Grosso- The College at Brockport

Sarah Annable - Monroe Community College

Laura Prioletti - Saint John Fisher

Mikayla Catherman- SUNY Delhi

Sydney Stehle - Le Moyne