Seniors and identical twins Dalton and Dylan Wiggins haven’t been separated since birth and don’t plan to separate any time soon.

Since the first day of kindergarten at Prairie Park Elementary, the twins have shared everything from experiences to classrooms.

“I enjoy having a friend wherever I go,” Dylan said. “It’s nice knowing that wherever I go, I will have someone to talk to and hang out with.”

It was their mutual love of the environment that spurred their decision to attend Kansas State University in the fall and pursue careers in the agriculture program.

“K-State was the best program for that around here,” Dalton said. “We’re doing slightly different majors. I’m doing wildlife biology, and he’s doing park management.”

Being twins, they often make their decisions together and influence each other’s choices, whether meaning to or not.

“It wasn’t something we chose. It just happened,” Dalton said. “We were looking at schools together.”

Growing up together, the twins had many similar interests, including hunting, fishing and music.

“I would much rather be outside helping the environment than sitting inside,” Dylan said.

One aspect of their high school lives that impacted their plans for college was their mutual interest in engineering.

“They wanted to figure out if they wanted to be environmental engineers or not,” architecture and drafting teacher Charlie Lauts said. “They were always successful, and they do a really good job of thinking outside the box and being creative.”

The Wiggins twins took classes with Lauts three out of their four years at LHS.

“It took me a while to figure out which one was which,” Lauts said. “Now it’s easy for me, I know they’re not completely identical, but they do look an awful lot alike.”

Lauts said the two make a great pair and are very in sync.

“They definitely are twins,” Lauts said. “They compliment each other in every aspect; if one gets sick, the next one’s sick the next day.”

Dalton and Dylan, although not set on it, are interested in working together in the future.

“I think it’d be cool to [work] together,” Dylan said. “You see twins on TV doing it, so that would be cool if it works out that way.”