How to Reconnect with High School Friends

During high school, the friends you make are unforgettable. Many times, however, people begin to lose touch with these unforgettable friends. You go to college, make new friends, move away, and only come back home for certain holidays and special occasions. Over time, some high school friendships dwindle away to almost nothing. Is there a way to reconnect with long lost high school friends? Of course. In fact, now a days it is much easier than ever before. Computers and Internet service make it entirely possible for you to conduct your own successful friend search for free. Read on to learn how to reconnect with high school friends.

Things You'll Need

• Phone book
• Telephone
• Computer

Instructions

1. Find your old address book or remember your friend's old family phone number. You know your high school friend probably doesn't live with her parents anymore, but her parents will know her new contact information. If you can't seem to remember the phone number, stop by the house for a visit.

2. Check the local phone book. You may not remember a phone number, or you may call the number you do have only to find out it belongs to someone else. If this is the case, check the phone book in the area to see if you can find anyone with the same last name. You may find a sibling or a even a new phone number for the parents.

3. Search for your long lost friends with friend finder features online. MySpace and Facebook both have features that allow you to search for classmates. Simply select the year of graduation from a particular school, type in the name, and press enter.

4. Ask anyone in your online high school alumni groups if they remember your long lost high school friend. If they do, perhaps they know current contact information. You are bound to find someone that can give you some sort of lead. Most of the time, one person at least knows in which state your friend now resides.

Tips & Warnings

• Remember that women may have different last names due to marriage. Don't narrow your search only because you can't find a particular last name.

• Don't expect a friendship to immediately blossom. Give it time and you two will become friends once again.