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1) Dennis Kane & Daniel Glossenger
Length of friendship: 3 years
How it began: Coaching speech & debate
Most similar: “We’re both kind of news junkies. We like to know what’s going on.” -Kane
“We don’t take too much too seriously.” – Glossenger
Most different: “I’m older.” -Kane
“I know how to work Excel, and he calls me when he doesn’t.” -Glossenger
Thoughts on friendship: “Mr. Kane is my sensei.” -Glossenger
“Comfortable. He’s a fine student.” -Kane
Favorite memories: “I couldn’t find him at a debate tournament, so I looked outside on the soccer field, and I found him eating a pretzel and watching a soccer game.” -Glossenger
“The time we were sharing a room at a tournament and we fell asleep until 2 a.m. with the door wide open to the parking lot. He doesn’t let me forget that.” -Kane

2) John Meyer & Eric Schweain
Length of friendship: 13 years
How it began: Working & coaching together
Most similar: “Our competitiveness.” -Meyer
“We’re both playful, yet both competitive.” -Schweain
Most different: “Common sense.” -Meyer
“He’s from Nebraska, and I’m from Missouri.” -Schweain
Thoughts on friendship: “He’ll say in some way how much he admires and respects me, so I’m going to reciprocate with those same feelings.” -Meyer
“We’re yin and yang. We may seem at odds, but I would do anything for him, and he’d do anything for me. THe show must go on.” -Schweain
Favorite memories: “He was walking and got a hot dog and a soda, and I didn’t realize he was holding them, and I jumped on his back. He had mustard and relish all over his shirt.” -Schweain

3) Nelle & Del Pizzo
Length of friendship: 7 years
How it began: Working in social studies department, coaching tennis together
Thoughts on friendship: “He’s lucky to have me. Without me, his life would be a wreck. There’s never a dull moment.” -Nelle
“We’re not friends. I don’t even know who that guy is. … Nelle’s a nice kid.” -Del Pizzo
Favorite memories: “I was playing golf with him, and I just totally destroyed him. He was really embarrassed. I think he might have cried a little bit.” -Nelle “He’s the worst golf player. He can’t even hit.” -Del Pizzo
“Finishing fourth in State two years in a row, in ’08 and ’09, all of our time coaching and spent at State.” -Del Pizzo

4) Taylor & Conway
Length of friendship: 6-7 years
How it began: “Early on in our relationship, we recognized in each other something special.” -Taylor
What they do: “Anything,” soccer, baseball games, road trips, dancing
Most similar: pants size
Most different: “He struggles a little bit more with authority figures.” -Taylor
“I’m a better all around soccer player than he is.” -Conway
Thoughts on friendship: “We are like the brotherhood of the traveling pants. I think the world is a better place for us having met. It’s a happier, more fruitful, more positive place because of it.” -Taylor
“We are the caped crusaders. We make differences. We put smiles on people’s faces.” -Conway
Favorite memories: “We were in Indiana and he saved a book store from catching on fire when he put it out with a fire extinguisher.” -Taylor
“He was coaching freshmen and pulled a calf muscle. He thought it was a rock or something and stood there yelling, ‘Who did that? Somebody threw something at my leg.'” -Conway

5) Shouse & Schmidt
Length of friendship: 20 years
How it began: Working in the science department together
What they do: Mainly mountain biking, along with backpacking, canoeing and other outdoor activities
Most similar: Both love science and being outdoors.
Thoughts on friendship: “I imagine we’ll probably be friends until one of us kicks the bucket.” -Schmidt
Favorite memories: Went to Utah last spring and rode intensely for seven days, have gone on long distance backpacks over 100 miles long – Shouse
“We’ve been in lightning storms on mountains. We’ve been in very long rain storms where everybody is just in their own tent, and all you can do is yell to each other.” -Schmidt