Only one of every 42 children on earth is a twin although at Chapman, it may seem like more. 

At Chapman there are at least five sets of twins.

Freshmen Jayla and Jiana West illustrate the close bond that many twins share. 

“She steals my clothes and we argue a lot, but she’s still my sister no matter what,” Jiana West said.

“We hang out all the time and she’s my built-in best friend,” Jayla West said.

While the bond between twins can be incredibly strong, it definitely comes with its challenges. 

Freshmen Hayden and Brayden Cartee shared the downside of their relationship and the struggles they face every day. 

“One of the hardest things about having a twin brother is when he tries to do everything like me,” Hayden Cartee said. 

“Hayden gets treated slightly better than me,” Brayden Cartee said. “People talk about him more than me and they always compare us.”

Twins are not limited to just students.

Journalism teacher Alex Hollis has a twin, Jon. They have learned how to celebrate their differences.

“We have tried to be different from one another, but we also share a lot of really common interests through our childhood,” Alex Hollis said. 

Hollis said that as they’ve gotten older, he and his twin brother have come to see their relationship in a special light.

“Yes, we look alike, but I don’t think it’s any different than having a sibling,” Hollis said. “The older I’ve gotten the more I appreciate the fact we have the chance to bond in a way that most siblings don’t.”