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In all likelihood when you graduate high school everyone will stand around afterward and take pictures, sign yearbooks and remember the last four years that you have spent together. Everyone will make the traditional statements about how no matter how far away you are moving to go to school that you will always be friends and always stay in touch. Most of you won't actually consider at that time how difficult this can be. With a little planning and effort, losing track of your friends is not inevitable.
When you see your friends for the "last time", it will likely be at high-school graduation or during the summer before you head off to school. At that time, many details won't be sorted out yet. It's likely that you won't have room or post office box assignments yet. You probably won't have a school-assigned e-mail either. If you do, this makes life much easier because you can hand out this information.
Due to all of the impending changes, it might be wise to make sure you have a free Internet e-mail account. Examples of this might be a Yahoo!, Hotmail, MSN or Google G-mail account. This will be accessible no matter what and you can keep in touch with friends over the summer and once school starts. If this option is not available to you, consider making certain you have the information on file of your friends' permanent addresses and phone numbers. These will be their home addresses and phone numbers, those of their parents in most cases. You can always send mail or call them and have your messages forwarded to your friends. This could also be a great source for locating your friends as well. As you collect this information, remember to keep it organized and in a place that it won't be easily lost during a move. Notepads in your cell phone and laptops or Blackberry might be helpful. Templates are also available online or in Microsoft Office to organize an address book that will be at your disposal.
Believe it or not, one day your ten-year high school reunion will come. Staying in touch with friends will make that reunion just another reason for you to get together with old friends. Transitioning to college life will be difficult and being able to connect with friends who already know you and have been there for you in the past will ease that transition. All it takes is a little effort and organization. It's worth it, after all, for your friends.
