How We Became Friends

From The Extended Group

Contents 1 Elementary School Proto-Groups 1.1 Highland Terrace 1.2 Sunset 1.3 Meridian Park 1.4 Echo Lake 2 Einstein 3 Shorewood 3.1 Freshman Year 3.2 Sophomore Year 3.3 Junior Year

Elementary School Proto-Groups

Highland Terrace

• Stuart and Brett escape from school in their first adventure during lunchtime. Jamie Spinard is involved and Stuart will forever remember this moment, bringing it up often even through college.
• Jeremy and Brett first meet in Mrs. Didi's Second Grade class. Due to a project on Nortwest wildlife and Indian culture, Brett will be known as "Beaver" and Jeremy as "Salmon" colloquially for the next several years. Eric Santroch will continue to use these nicknames well into High School.

Sunset

• Alan Vo (ehh, kind of), Jason, Jeremy, Rama, Brett, John Chang, Jordan. Group solidifies in Mrs. Nielson's 6th grade class.
• Hangouts at Jeremy's house established in precedent.

Meridian Park

• Terry, Gavin(?), Andy Dustan, Nathan, Andrew Jensen, Asher, Jablonski, Tall Lanky Hat-man.

Echo Lake

• Lukas and Jamie begin their epic friendship of candy and merriment.

Einstein

• Rama befriends Terry after he helps him open his locker.
• 13 provides lunch-time socialization for Sunset crew; others added.
• Everyone does track in 8th grade, for some reason.

Shorewood

Freshman Year

• Rama and Kevin become friends via Sensei Hopkins's first-year Japanese class. Kevin and Owen acquianted with one another. Rama and Owen continue hostility.
• Brett, Lukas and Stuart becomes friends in Mr. Kelly's 9th grade English class (during which they will form Pork) and during band (all three sharing a room during The Victoria Trip).
• The genesis of the lunch-time Frisbee game.

Sophomore Year

• Kevin, Terry, and Jeremy become friends in Mr. Moreno's cartoon class. Eventually leading to the Nerd Pack.
• Andy, Brett and Stuart share Ms. Bailey's social studies class. The three will each explore Debate this year and later Brett and Stuart will convict Andy (role-playing as Martin Luther) of heresy, precipitating an early interest in litigation. Andy, disliked by the group previously (for unknown reasons) is brought into hangouts as a result.
• Brett, Gavin, Jeremy and Stuart all have Mr. Gillam for LA10 (though not all at the same time?). Among many things, this year will include "Cho Knows" Gate.
• Stuart launches a successful campaign for Junior Senator, and video-making begins (also the dawn of Tony Hawk Cookie Breaks).
• Jamie, Brett, Melvin and Ryan Johnson all share Spanish 4. Several of these group members will make an incredibly awkward video with Amberely Thiemens and Lana Odinsov.
• Jeremy joins Pork, roofside shenanigans begin, the Cho Mazda makes its debut, video-making and general tomfoolery. Perhaps the height of Magic popularity.

Junior Year

• Kevin and Rama watch "The Shining" at Owen's house in the summer between Sophomore and Junior year.
• Hangouts at Terry's house become more common for hangouts as Terry becomes a rising star in the group. The dawn of That Park by Terry's?
• Through debate and AP Spanish, Lillian Sullam is introduced to the group.
• Brett and Jeremy consummate their relationship with their 200+ hour History Day project, nearly destroying several friendships in the process.
• The rise of MOG and its networking power. Nearly every group acquaintence is catalogued arbitrarily as a member.