Kevin and Stephen Steen will soon embark on a new path — being apart.

The fraternal twins, who graduated from Anacortes High School Friday, have almost always had the other around.

“Neither of us have been away from each other for more than two weeks,” Stephen said.

But come fall, they will head in separate directions — Kevin to Brazil for a year with Rotary Youth Exchange and Stephen to Bellingham to attend Western Washington University.

“So much of our identity comes from the fact we’re twins,” Kevin said. “We’re Steens. We go together.”

Reflecting back on four years at AHS last week, there is little the two would do over again. Both spoke highly of their class, the school and the community. But they’re also ready for the next step.