Seniors Taylor Shanahan, Janya Long and Olivia Michalski

“Taylor is one of my very best friends. I honestly don’t think my life would be the same without her. I met Tay in first grade, and we became best friends and have been inseparable ever since. She is one of the most driven and hardworking persons that I’ve ever met. I know I’m not alone when I say that I look up to her because of it. She’s the type of person that can walk into a room and lighten the mood. I know I can count on her to put a smile on my face whenever and wherever. She really is one of kind. I love her to pieces, and I always will.” Said Long

 “Liv has been in my life since first grade as well, and she, Tay and I have been best friends since we met. Liv can literally be friends with anyone. There is no one that she can’t get along with. She makes the best out of everything and sees the best in everyone. I don’t know how she does it. Liv is more than an amazing friend; I don’t know how else to describe her. Liv and Tay are two people that I know I would be a whole different person if I didn’t know them and the people I know I will have for rest of my life. I love them more than the world.” Said Long

“My two closest and longest friendships are with Olivia Michalski and Jayna Long. We met in first grade and have been close ever since!  I love their energy, their honesty and their selflessness! No matter where college takes the three of us, they’ll always be my best friends.” Said Shanahan

Sophomores Anooha Dasari and Natalie Williams

 “We have a friendship anniversary, and we have matching rings. I love how she puts others before her… She tries her best to keep me motivated. We never delete our texts, and it takes up Natalie’s storage, and her phone gives her problems, but she doesn’t want to delete them,” said Dasari.
 “Anooha is an amazing friend because she is loyal, honest and fun. She encourages me to be the best I can be in theater, art and schoolwork.  I always have someone to count on. We have many similarities, but our overall personalities are pretty different, and I feel like we balance each other out. We bring out each other’s best qualities,” said Williams.

Juniors Carson Beck and Benjamin Arebalo  
“Carson and I met freshman year. We both had the same homeroom, and we kind of just started talking. He’s a great guy; he always has a positive attitude, and he’s always a joy to be around.” Said Arebalo

 “He’s really fun and relatable, and he helps people out.” Said Beck

Juniors Lizeth Mora and Ellie Maldonado

 “I met Ellie freshman year in basketball. When I met Ellie, I saw that she was a really good friend and was really nice to everyone, and I thought that she’d just been really nice to me, and we just started hanging out.” Said Mora
 “My favorite qualities about her is that she’s always able to find ways to make a joke or like laugh things off. I love how between our friendship nothing is ever taken too seriously, and we rarely get mad at each other. We know each other’s limits, and we know when things are taken just a little bit too far, but for the most part, our friendship consists of laughing and just random activities.” Said Maldonado