What to look for in a friend?

As a group, we survey 11th graders. We can conclude from the results that in
order for them to accept someone as a friend, he needs to be loyal and
honest. With 22% each quality, this two are the essential characteristic
which 11th graders seek in friends.
Results:
Loyalty

Honesty

Friendly

Politeness

Confidence

Humbleness

Christian

What to look for in a friend?

11th grade
loyalty
honesty
8%
8%

23%

friendly
politeness
funny

8%

confidence
8%

humbleness

8%

23%

Christian

18%

As a grade, we survey from 7th to 11th grade (except 9th). From the results we
can conclude that the quality most of the students seek in a friend is loyalty

with 19%, follow by honesty and confidence both with 18%. Although most
of the students chose a good quality, the survey shows that as the students
grow older, they become more mature. This is show by how they choose
their friends.
Results:
Loyalty

31

Honesty

29

Confidence

29

Funny

21

Respect

17

Things in
common

11

Friendly

Politeness

Humbleness

Intelligence

Christian

What to look for in a friend?

loyalty
honesty
friendly
7%2%

politeness

19%

funny

10%
2%
2%

confidence
humbleness
18%

Christian
respect

18%
13% 4%

4%

Bible verses relate of how to be a friend.

things in common
intelligence

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

-Proverbs 17:17
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a
friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
-Proverbs 18:24
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a
man's friend by hearty counsel.
-Proverbs 27:9
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his
friend.
-Proverbs 27:17
9
Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their
labour.10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him
that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.
-Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you,
do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
-Matthew 7:12

Oasis Christian School

Students
Maria Jose Gonzalez
Valeria Mendoza
Adriana Flores
Marta Valle