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Twins of FHS

Sophomores Ty and Trey Hansen walk through the doors of Fremont High School side-by-side, making their way to their lockers. They’re greeted by many fellow students and some c o n f u s e d looks. “Are you guys twins,” and “ w h i c h one of you is which?”

T h e s e are often conversation starters for the Hansen twins.

T h e Hansen’s are identical twins and have led the twin-life for 16 years.

“Being a twin has its ups-and- downs,” said Trey. “It’s unique t o know someone who looks exactly, or almost exactly like you. But, yet, you have to share a lot of things like a car and clothes.”

This school year FHS is fi lled with many more twins as opposed to past years. Most are found in the sophomore and junior classes.

According to statistics gathered by the Rustler staff, there are 12 sets of twins at FHS (not including sets of triplets) this year.

Most twins found in FHS are fraternal instead of paternal. Fraternal means that the twins were born in the same pregnancy, but their physical characteristics are dissimilar.

Paternal is the opposite, the twins physical appearance is exactly the same.

Twins are often seen as one person, due to all of the things they share and do.

These twins also share m a n y common interests, such as f r i e n d s and their love for sports, but

they also share many differences.

Trey said he is a little taller, and he claims that he is more social than his twin. Trey also plays football in

the fall and Ty runs cross country.Although the Hansen boys share some

differences, their interests and brotherhood are what keep them close.

By Jordan PeckRUSTLER STAFF

“We are very close, he is my best friend,” said Trey. “ N o matter how many times we fi ght, we will always love each other and will always be there for each other.”

Growing up together can also be seen as diffi cult for many twins.

Being mistaken for the other and having to do everything can often become a burden.

“ I t ’ s f r u s t r a t i n g sometimes (being mixed up), but it depends on who it

is,” said Trey. “At some point you have to learn to deal with it. It’s all part of being a twin. I wouldn’t give up being a twin for the world. Its great and I love it.”

The twins at FHS include Courtney and Charlie DeShazer, Hallie and Frankie Crull,

Toni and Tabi Wiese, Sarah and Lindsay Schissel, Mikala and Miranda Howard, Allie and Megan Rockford, Nate and Seth Pester, Hunter and Garret Giesselmann, Ty and Trey Hansen, Cyrus and Caleb Ladehoff, Maddie and Mckenzie Brown, and Weston and Wyatt Spalding.

FHS pairs build bonds that last forever

Maddie and McKenzie Brown go to school together, practice together, go home together and they share a room together. These girls have never been a part for more than a day.

Most teens would go crazy being with their siblings for this long, but for the B r o w n sisters, it is c o m p l e t e l y normal.

The reason for this is because these two sophomores

at Fremont High School are identical twins.

“ W e p r e t t y much have two of everything,”

said McKenzie. “We share a room and will probably share a car for a little while. Then, hopefully, we’ll get our own. Since we’re identical, we also share DNA!”

Both girls compete in cross country and track. They both agree that having

a training partner is nice, but it can get annoying.

“ I t ’ s (competing) fun, but it gets a n n o y i n g

sometimes,” s a i d

Maddie. “It’s n o r m a l

t h o u g h because we have

done it for so long.”

The same thing goes for juniors Garret and Hunter Giesselmann. These two also share a room and a car, but they don’t mind all the time.

“It would be pretty b o r i n g w i t h o u t him,” said G a r r e t . “We have a lot of laughs together.”

T h e Giesse lmann twins have also always played the same sports and

done the same activities. Garret

says it was always a competition, if one did it the other had to do it as well.

“You must win or else life is going to be hard, because you get a lot of crap,” said Hunter.

Allicia and Alex McDonald get up every day at the same time. They eat breakfast, get ready for the day, and head off to school. These twins have the same routine up until it’s time to depart. Allicia makes her way to Fremont High School while her

twin, Alex, goes south to Mead High School.

Even though some twins share similarities, they also experience unique stories and differences. The McDonald twins, both juniors, go their separate ways in the morning, then attend classes and fi nally commute home after all their obligations at school are complete.

“It’s different, because when she talks about the day, I don’t know the people she is talking about and she has her classes all day so they learn a lot of things that I don’t,” said Alex. “We can usually help

each other with homework, because we take some of the

same classes.”Alicia’s twin decided

that she wanted to attend Mead High

School because she enjoyed the small atmosphere rather than the

larger atmosphere at FHS.

Alicia and Alex still maintain a close relationship despite the miles that are put between them.

“I don’t think it affects it much, because we really don’t notice and we usually

end up helping each other with homework,” said Alicia. “We are close. S h e understands what I say w h e n most people don’t without having to ask.”

It’s uncommon for twins to go to different schools like Allicia and Alex McDonald.

While most twins experience their time together at school, for some twins, it is easy to trick other students and teachers by switching classes. When juniors Miranda and Mikala Howard were young, they would fi nd it comical to do just that.

“When Mikala and I were in elementary

school, we would switch places in class and trick our teachers and other classmates,” Miranda said. “Sometimes we can look at

each other and understand what the other one’s thinking and we burst out laughing.”

Certain twins may not have the ever-lasting feeling of being exactly the same, but still share the same bonds and funny stories that most people do not.

Hunter and Garret Giesselmann have many different experiences that make them connect. In the morning they would sing Eye of the Tiger by Survivor,

while on trips to golf tournaments, and they even won a twin contest once.

“When we were two,” Hunter said, “at a hotel both of us took off our dirty diapers and took our race cars and made a ‘mud’ pit.”

Twins are not always best friends; they do have a tendency to fi ght like everyone else. Somehow, Miranda Howard said, all of the

disputes between twins get resolved. “A lot of times Mikala and I will be fi ghting

and then we‘ll start to laugh,” Miranda said.

“We’ll get to laughing so hard that we forget we’re mad at each other.”

Although there are many different, unusual and funny moments that exist between twins, the Howard and Giesselmann twins say they can’t live without each other.

“There are a lot of times when we’ll be in the car and hear a song then we’ll get out, but the song will still be in our heads and we’ll randomly start singing the exact same part at the exact same time,” Miranda said. “Some people think twin-telepathy is knowing what the other is thinking. Or, they think we can feel each other’s pain, but that’s never been true for us.”

By Emmie HansenRUSTLER STAFF

By Charlee WieseRUSTLER STAFF

Twins exhibit love-hate relationshipsOne of these activities happens to be golf.

Both of them compete on the Fremont High S c h o o l varsity team.

“It’s fun, because we can always help each other off t h e golf course,” said

Garret. “I do brag a lot if I win, but if he

wins he does t h e same.”

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know that they are still individuals. Maddie

says it just so happens that they like the

same things: running, clothes and music. “We got along pretty well from birth,” said Garret. “Apparently we were a handful

when we were young, but I disagree. We helped each other a lot. He was always there for me and still is now. His

advice is not always the best, but it brings entertainment in life.”

Growing up with each other has taught each twin a lot. Both sets agree that life wouldn’t be the same without them.

“People ask us if we have twin-telepathy all the time,” McKenzie said. “We just have a bond that nobody else

can really understand.”

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