Some people say childhood friendships don’t last; however, Chapman students prove this stereotype is false. 

Seniors Blane Fowler and Alex Cox met in kindergarten by sitting at the same table. They have been best friends for 13 years. 

Their long-term friendship has created a sense of stability in their lives.

“It is nice knowing I have someone I can count on every day,” Fowler said. 

It can be difficult to make time for each other, but Cox said that hasn’t affected their friendship.

“No matter how long we stop talking to each other, we can just come back to it and instantly be friends again,” he said.

Juniors Gracie Greenway and Seren Stanton met when they were two years old and attended the same private preschool. 

Greenway said the friendship has thrived not only because they spend so much together outside of school — including doing dance together — but because of a few key characteristics. 

“I think our friendship has lasted because we are very open and honest with each other,” she said.

One of the things that has helped the friendship continue is that their parents are friends.

“I feel like it (our friendship) has lasted longer due to our parents being very good friends,”  Greenway said. 

“We respect each other,” Stanton said.

Like Greenway and Stanton, seniors Ella Hollis and Shaylie Rogers met in preschool and have been inseparable ever since. 

“We understand each other because we are similar people and can support each other through hardships,” Hollis said.

Rogers said that she appreciates how she can talk to Hollis.

“The best quality about Ella is her calmness through every situation and the way we can talk about anything,” Rogers said. “We always see eye to eye and know what the other person is thinking. She is my best friend for life and I don’t know what I would do without her.”