Graduating from high school is a major milestone, and the next step will shape the entire direction of your life. With major changes, it’s natural to gradually lose touch with your high school friends. Especially if you weren’t close on a ride-or-die level. The good news is that there are many ways you can use social media to keep in touch and stay connected with old friends, even if you never decide to chat with them in person again. Make sure you don’t lose contact due to time or distance. With this guide, you can stay in touch and reconnect at any time.
Use popular social apps
The easiest way to keep in touch with old high school friends is, of course, through big social channels like Instagram, Facebook, and even TikTok. But with more people looking to spend less time scrolling, it’s time to look for more unique ways to stay connected with your high school friends.
Yearbooks are a great way to keep up with old classmates, especially ones you talked to in school but never played with outside. Sites like Classmates.com make it easy to stay in touch with old classmates by making it easy to find yearbooks, connect with old classmates, start discussions, and add updates.
You can also combine platforms. Taking photos from yearbook sites and posting them online can bring back old memories and talk to old friends again.
Create an upper grade Discord
Discord is a great option for managing hundreds, if not thousands, of members at once. After all, a single Discord server can handle over 500,000 members. However, to ensure that everyone in your class is present, you will need to create a Discord server during your senior year. Engage your school so they can manage the server and post prompts and updates. Schools can use the official bot API to set up recurring posts, for example a “5 years ago” post for that year’s photo album. It’s also a great way to stay informed and provide opportunities.
Think of your Discord server like a college reunion. This is a place where you can keep in touch and interact with friends and acquaintances from high school.
As an alternative to a Discord server, you can also create a dedicated group for all fourth graders. This can be done on Facebook, WhatsApp, and even LinkedIn. Make sure there is a clear goal for the group. WhatsApp is the most conversational option and is also great for staying in touch, sharing jokes, and making plans. Facebook is great for organizing events and sharing memories, while LinkedIn is great for networking and staying in touch professionally.
Move to smaller social channels
Many of us want social media platforms that are all about our connections, not brands (and certainly not ads). The good news is that smaller social channels exist. These smaller social channels make it easy to stay in touch with your high school friends without the noise or having your posts buried in sponsored ads.
