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It's 8 a.m. The bell rings. Two quizzes, To find humor during the monotonous
an essay, and a test. The stress of school school days, junior Aly Szymczak and
begins. However, seeing the face of a friend sophomore Lexi Szymczak had only to look
can keep the long day in check. for each other.
Whether it was in a desk or hallway, "Whenever Lexi and I passed each other
laughter and carefree interactions between in the hallway, we always did a little head
friends eased the minds of students. nod and wink. One time when we did it, a
"Almost everyday at lunch we nominated boy behind Lexi saw me and thought I was
someone at the table to eat a random food doing it to him, so he gave me an awkward
of our choosing. It was really funny to see nod. It was hilarious," Aly said.
what we came up with," freshman Peter De Sister duo, sophomores Katie and Mad-
Vreede said. die Cloonan, are not only twins, but also
While most students were overwhelmed are best friends.
with the stress of exams, some, like senior "It's weird how we're like the same person,
Bryan Weirsma, had the added stress of and at the same time we're so opposite! We
moving from Nevada. Weirsma was lucky to have the same interests but very different
find a welcoming group of friends. personalities. Maybe that's the reason we're
"My best friend is Grace Faulconbridge. best friends," Katie said.
She's the kind of person who is like 'BAM' Whether it was chatting during passing
right in your face!" Weirsma said. periods, or laughing at the lunch tables,
Just like friends, family members played friendships and family remained a consis-
an important role in keeping students tent part of every school day and students'
grounded. lives.
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