For seniors, the end is approaching. As we are frantically searching for colleges I can’t help but feel as though some of my relationships have expiration dates. The questions are forever lingering over our heads: Do we stay in touch? Or do we chalk it up to a great time while it lasted but now its time to move on? As painful as it is to think about, we aren’t going to carry on with the same friendships that some of us have had since elementary school. I’m not saying we won’t keep in contact but how can we expect everything to stay the same when we are miles apart? No forms of long-term relationships are easy. As friends, everyone is about to go from spending everyday with each other to maybe seeing them once or twice over break. However, the expanding social media does make things easier. It will be simple to hop onto Twitter or Facebook to get a quick update on what your friends are doing. But is that going to be enough to keep the friendship going? This depends on the friend.  I truly believe that if you are determined to make a friendship last nothing will stand in your way. My advice: if you have a great friend that you don’t want to lose, fight with everything you have to keep them. Good friends can be hard to come by. I’ve formed relationships at Westside that I hope to never lose. Entering freshman year I never thought I would become so attached to some of my classmates. All though the end of high school can be terrifying, try to enjoy the last couple months while you can. Don’t let the fact that you’re leaving stop you from making the most out your friendships.