High school reunions in the past have been a way for classes to get back together in one room and catch up on the lives of friends they have not seen since graduation. However, now that social media has allowed people to share their everyday lives with just the click of a button, one question that must be reflected on is whether high school reunions are as important as they used to be.

When I first pondered this question, I immediately took the side that high school reunions are pointless in this day and age of social media because I see the lives of everyone through a screen, how would it be different seeing people face to face?

Since I am still a high school student and my opinion on this subject might not be as valid as other who have actually graduated, I decided to get the opinion of someone who has graduated and grown up through the evolution of the internet, my dad, Troy. Although my dad often complains about the amount and message of the content on social media, he also falls victim to consuming all his free time on Facebook. At first, I thought my dad would not even consider going to his high school reunion because he grew up in a small town in New Jersey and does not keep up with a lot of his friends from there. But despite this, he decided to go. He said that instead of social media driving him away from the idea of a reunion, it actually gave him the incentive to go visit all of his old friends he has not talked to since high school.

Although social media will always allow the lives of my high school classmates to be seen with ease, I now believe that reunions will be beneficial to reconnect with old friends and remember the great moments we had when we were all together.