1. By Thomas McPherson My Friends

2. ISAAC Isaac is my only current friend that I have known since Kindergarten. Although we have gone to different schools ever since fifth grade, we are still good friends. Isaac is a bit crazy, though all of my friends are in their own way. He has been taking karate for two years, and is nearly a blackbelt.

3. Davey has been my friend since third grade. We went to the same elementary school, and he is in my Boy-Scout troop. We often have long, humorous conversations about random topics. A bit like our own comedy talk show. DAVEY

4. I have known Matt since the fifth grade. We go to the same church, and he lives in my neighborhood. Although we don’t hang out much anymore, I still keep contact with him and occasionally we walk to each others houses. MATT

5. BOBBY I’ve known Bobby for three years. When I first went to Sacred Heart School (my middle school), I didn’t know anyone. Bobby was the first to introduce himself. At first I thought he was a little strange, and I still do. He is probably my friend that I have the most in common with. Some people even think we have a mental connection, as sometimes we say the same thing at the exact same thing.

6. NICK Nick is my only close friend that shares a hobby with me. We both play guitar. I first met Nick when Bobby introduced him on my first day of 6th grade. I visit he and his brother in Salisbury whenever I get the chance to drive there.

7. Up until this year, I wasn’t the greatest of friends with Max. However, we were the only two guys to come to Graystone from our old school. MAX

8. SAM Sam is Nick’s older brother. Often when I visit Nick, its more like visiting two friends, because we all hang out together. Sam is a “war guy” and knows a lot about the history of war, as well as the actual combat.

9. BANKS Banks is quite the prankster. I met him at Sacred Heart, and we pulled many jokes on our other friends.

10. Eric Eric is the most athletic of my friends. He plays basically every sport. I met him at my middle school.

11. Friends I met all of my friends through the different schools I have attended. I met a few of my friends at my elementary school, and all the rest at my middle school.