Finding love in high school is as hopeless as finding a candy heart without a printing issue. It’s even harder to keep that love alive by the end of a football game. But, there are exceptions to every high school experience, and even some moody screenagers can find a new initial to add to their Instagram bio.
A lot of students who date during high school are only able to make their relationship last for about the time it takes to send a text, but there are a few couples who have put up with each other for a lot longer than expected. Hormone-crazed teens don’t usually have the best track record for sticking with anything long term, yet some couples on campus plan on doing so. As graduation approaches, couples begin to question the future of their relationships.
One couple, Izzy Levy (’24) and her boyfriend, Auston Richardson (’24) have been dating for a year and three months.
“[Auston] came to AG over winter break between the first and second semester of junior year,’’ Levy said.
Every couple has something that they like to do together on campus. For Levy and Richardson, it’s stealing the food Richardson makes in his Culinary class.
“He makes really good food,” Levy said.
Some prepared couples have plans for the future of their relationship, specifically during college.
“We’re gonna try and do long distance. It’s gonna be difficult and [we’re] prepared for it not to work out if that happens,” Levy said. “We’ll try our best.”
Chloe Clifford (’24) and her boyfriend, Gideon Wahl (’24) have been dating for a little over two years but have known each other for over three, allowing them to experience most of high school together.
“I remember when we first started dating we would hangout on the blacktop together. That was before we started hanging out outside of school, so it was fun to have that,” Clifford said. “More recently, the Prom was fun to take pictures.”
Clifford and Wahl have planned to stay together and move away after high school.
“Gideon and I both got into Chico State, so we’re getting an apartment [together],” Clifford said.
While Clifford and Wahl are lucky enough to have the opportunity to go to college together, some couples who are not the same grade level don’t have the same opportunity. Lane Johnston (’24) and Ava Easton (‘25) are an example of this.
“I am going off to lineman school towards the end of summer this year. And that is a four month program. We are planning on doing long distance after that and see where I end up getting jobs at. We can’t really plan after that,” Johnston states.
While Johnston and Easton are unable to plan for the future, the couple still has made good memories while at AG, with some of their favorites just being able to leave at lunch. Many couples around the AG campus are faced with the question of whether or not their futures will be together, but all continue to enjoy their final moments at AG High.
