Every Valentine’s Day season, Parnassus takes to the hallways of DCHS to seek out some of our school’s couples. We have highlighted a couple from each class, a crossover class couple, a faculty couple, a bromance, and a womance. You’ve seen these couples walking down the hall and sitting together at lunch or in the LMC, but now you have a chance to get to know them all a little better.

Freshman Couple

– Caitlyn Snavely and Dakota Titus

• How long have you been dating?
  • 2 weeks
• When did you first meet?
  • Seventh grade
• What did you do on your first date?
  • We played Minecraft at Dakota’s house
• What do you appreciate most about the other person?
  • Caitlyn: his sense of humor
  • Dakota: her eyes and how she makes me feel good about myself
• Who wears the pants in the relationship?
  • We share a skirt.

Sophomore Couple

– Dean Iunghuhn and Sarah Howard

• How long have you been dating?
  • 2 years 3 months
• When did you first meet?
  • Sarah: We knew each other as little kids but didn’t reconnect until 7th grade.
  • Dean: Way back at story hour in preschool, then again when I moved to Delphi.
• What did you do on your first date?
  • Went to see Captain Marvel
• What do you appreciate most about the other person?
  • Sarah: He’s really fun to talk to and is a great best friend.
  • Dean: Her sense of humor and genuine personality.
• Who wears the pants in the relationship?
  • Sarah: Me
  • Dean: Although I own a couple pairs of pants, it’s definitely her.

Junior Couple

– Evan Fritz and Myah Abbott

• How long have you been dating?When did you first meet?
  •  We have been dating for 4 years. We first met in nursery school. ¨Myah was always drooling over the toys.¨ -Evan
• What did you do on your first date?
  • We went to see a movie for our first date
• What do you appreciate most about the other person?
  • ¨I appreciate how Evan makes me feel safe and that I can trust him with everything.¨ -Myah
  •    ¨I appreciate how Myah is so caring and willing to listen as well as her personality.¨ -Evan
• Who wears the pants in the relationship?
  • We share the pants equally

Senior Couple

– Tyler Gano and Addi Yerkes

•  How long have you been dating?
  • Addi: We have been dating for 2 years and 8 months
•  When did you first meet?
  • Addi: We first met at the Camden baseball park because my brother and Tyler played baseball together.
•  What did you do on your first date?
  • Addi: We went on our first date as soon as Tyler got his license to Steak N Shake. Then we drove around listening to music.
• What do you appreciate most about the other person?
  • Addi: What I appreciate most about Tyler is how caring and thoughtful he is. He is always putting me before himself.
• Who wears the pants in the relationship?
  • Addi: I wear the pants in the relationship because he usually lets me decide everything.

Bromance

– The Senior “Jeep Gang” (Avery Royal and Kullen Lowry)

• How long have you been friends?
  • Avery: 7 years
  • Kullen: 7 years
• When did you first meet?
  • Avery: In 5th grade
  • Kullen: We had the same 5th grade class and played football at recess together. Avery would bring a small nerf football outside. We had a similar interest in sports.

• What did you do on your first jeep ride?
  • Avery: drove around
  • Kullen: We took the top and doors off. I live on the river so we hoooked the trailer to the back of the jeep and got the boat out.

• What do you appreciate most about the other person?
  • Avery: He’s cool. It was always a good time playing football at recess together. Overall he is a really nice guy.
  • Kullen: He’s a pretty loyal guy and he’s always been super nice to everyone. 

• Whose car is better?
  • Avery: Mine
  • Kullen: Avery’s

Womance 

– Sydney Ross and Ariana Roman

• How long have you been friends?
  • We’ve been friends for 9 months
• When did you first meet?
  • Sydney: We met in sixth grade when Ariana moved to Delphi. We’ve been locker buddies every year since.
  • Roman: Since 6th grade we’ve been locker neighbors and I used to think she was a weirdo
• What did you do the first time you hung out?
  • We had a sleepover and made tik toks.
• What do you appreciate most about the other person?
  • Sydney: I appreciate her sense of humor in tough situations. She always makes me laugh when I’m feeling down, and it helps me through it.
  • Roman: I appreciate that Sydney shares her food with me, her personality, she’s someone constantly to laugh with, and her pretty blue eyes.
• Who wears the pants in the relationship?
  • Sydney: Sometimes I want to say it’s me, but I know deep down that Ariana does.
  • Roman: I def wear them but Sydney probably thinks she does.

Between Grades Couple 

– Jordyn Gasser (Senior) and Nathan Abramczyk (Junior)

•  How long have you been dating?
  • Jordyn: almost 5 months
  • Nathan: Almost 5 months

•  When did you first meet?
  • Jordyn:  8th grade D.C. Trip? He remembers that, I don’t exactly.
  • Nathan: We first met on a trip to D.C. but we have chemistry class together this year.
•  What did you do on your first date?
  • Jordyn: I would say roller skating and bdubs, he would not.
  • Nathan: Our first real date was the homecoming dance.
• What do you appreciate most about the other person?
  • Jordyn: He always knows just what to say to cheer me up and he’s always in the stands supporting me.
  • Nathan:  I appreciate her always being there to bring up my mood and always have my back.
• Who wears the pants in the relationship?
  • Jordyn: Definitely Nathan, I don’t make decisions.
  • Nathan:  I definitely wear the pants, she’ll tell you that.

Faculty Couple 

– Mr. and Mrs. Tyner

• • How long have you been together?
    • We dated for four weeks and then got engaged! We hadn’t even said “I love you” when he asked me to marry him. ( We both just KNEW that it was right). Five months later we were married. That was 39 years ago so obviously it was meant to be.
  • When did you first meet?
    • We met at Ball State when we were seniors. I was actually casually dating his friend, but the more we did together as a group of friends the more we realized we liked each other. We lived in the same dorm. 
  • What did you do on your first date?
    • Mrs. Tyner: On our first date – Valentine’s Day 1981 – Jim showed up four hours early! He lived in Delphi and I lived and was student teaching in Indy. I wasn’t expecting it to be him when the doorbell rang and I answered the door in a bathrobe and curlers in my hair.  He stood on the porch with a heart shaped box of chocolates, a dozen red roses and said he couldn’t wait any longer to see me again! We had 10:00 dinner reservations at a very elegant, expensive French restaurant. He had Duck A L’Orange and I had Chicken Cordon Bleu and I can tell you exactly what we were both wearing. He swept me off my feet; it was a wonderful evening! 
    • Mr. Tyner: Linda did forget to mention the strolling violinist that made the evening magical.
  • What do you appreciate most about the other person?

• • • Mrs. Tyner: There is so much to appreciate about Jim but first and foremost he is always a gentleman – kind, giving, thoughtful. He is my very best friend and my rock.  When both my parents were so ill and died last year, he kept me sane and was there night and day as I grieved. He was a great Dad to our children and the best “Poppa” to our grandchildren.  They simply adore him. He is an adventurous travel partner and an excellent cook and baker and for all these things and more I appreciate him. I am one lucky woman and wife.

• • • Mr. Tyner: Linda is a compassionate, caring person. She is my soulmate and life partner. I have been blessed to have her by my side on this journey we call life. We are both compatible with many things with the exception of Star Trek. (I like it and she does not).

• Who wears the pants in the relationship?
  • Mrs. Tyner: We are a team and we compromise on many things. He would probably say I do as his favorite expression is “Happy wife….happy life”!  I definitely am the social director and vacation planner but neither of us dictates to the other. He is a good listener and we communicate well.
  • Mr. Tyner: When it comes to wearing the pants of the family, I could honestly say we BOTH do when it comes to making the easy and tough decisions we deal with on a daily basis. It sometimes also depends on the situation.

Inanimate Object

– Anoria Webb and Chick-Fil-A

•  How long have you known each other? 
  • We have known each other for over 10 years.

•  When did you first meet? 
  • We met in elementary school.

• What do you appreciate most about the other one? 
  • I appreciate all of the food that it provides.

• How often do you see the other?
  •  I see them at least one a month. I have been very busy in high school and so it is hard to make time to go see it.