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The average high school reality is that you will not have the same friends you started with. Throughout the four years you will lose many friends, but also gain new ones. However, in the end you will find that there is only two maybe three close actual people you call friends, the rest are acquaintances. For me, I have two people I consider close friends, even family, which are Tayler and Aliyah. The both of them have made huge impacts on my life, as I have theirs and they have done nothing but make sure I am doing the best things for myself and my future. Nowadays you are considered lucky if you can find that one good friend to stick by your side no matter what, much less two. Therefore, I consider myself super lucky to have the friends that I do and have the …show more content…
I know friendships end, but I am beyond thankful to have them in my life now. In order to make the best of your high school years you have to have great friends, to make great memories with, and I am lucky to say that I have those friends. Each year of high school has slowly gotten better and has brought several new opportunities compared to the last. High school is a bittersweet time period in your life, it can be the best four years of your life or the worst, it all depends on how you go about it. If you exclude yourself and never participate in school functions you are not gonna have a good time, but if you go to all the dances and games and just become an active member in your school, it could potentially be the best four years of your life. Which for most people it is easier to be active if they have friends to share the experience with, you do not need a lot of friends or have to be the coolest. You just need your small group that will stick with you through the good and the bad, always think quality over quantity. But, not everyone can be so lucky and i'm proud to say I am one of the lucky

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