Sophomores Jake Fisher and Nate Carter

Following their first time meeting each other in elementary school, sophomores Jake Fisher and Nate Carter have been able to maintain their 10-year friendship; despite going to different middle schools from one another. Carter describes the moment when he and Jake met for the first time.

“We met in first grade and have been best friends ever since. We met each other at Horizon Elementary School in Mrs. Brazil’s class,” Carter said. “We have the same sense of humor so we’re always laughing at everything. We’ve also been playing basketball and football together since we were kids.” 

As stated before, Fisher and Carter were separated when they each entered middle school. Fisher explains how that affected his and Carter’s relationship initially. 

“We have our fights, but once we went to separate middle schools our fights became more common,” Fisher said. “I went to Monticello Trails Middle school and Nate went to Mill Creek Middle School, so we didn’t see each other as often as we used to. But we were able to get through it once we reunited in high school.”

In spite of going to different middle schools, Fisher and Carter were able to rekindle their friendship once they got to high school. Carter expresses how they’re able to brighten each other’s moods while still letting the other person know they’re there for them.

“We laugh at everything when we’re together. We always try and make every situation fun or funny when we’re together in order to lighten our moods,” Carter said. “Even though we do like to laugh and joke around, we always make sure that we’re there to help each other through tough situations.”

On top of having the same sense of humor, Fisher and Carter also play on the same sports teams with each other. Fisher describes how playing sports and being around each other have helped strengthen their friendship. 

“We also play the same sports together, we’ve always been on the same sports teams. So that’s brought us closer,” Fisher said. “We also go to the lake with each other during the summer, or even just going over to Nate’s house and playing mini-hoop and messing around with each other is always a fun time.”