PARKLAND, Fla. — Broward County Public Schools students paused for a moment of silence at 10:17 a.m. on Friday, and marked a Day of Service and Love to remember the 17 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting victims.
Driftwood Elementary School students in Hollywood wore red and stood in a LOVE-shaped formation for a memorable moment of silence as a tribute to the victims who died on Feb. 14, 2018.
Ramblewood Elementary School students in Coral Springs volunteered to donate non-perishable food to those in need and welcomed School Board member Lori Alhadeff and Superintendent Howard Hepburn.
“Schools will also take part in activities and service projects that promote kindness, foster connection, and uphold the enduring legacy of those we lost,” Hepburn wrote in a letter in preparation for Friday that was issued in English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, and Portuguese.
In the letter, Hepbrun listed the names of the 17 victims in alphabetical order: Alyssa Alhadeff, Scott Beigel, Martin Duque, Nicholas Dworet, Aaron Feis, Jaime Guttenberg, Christopher Hixon, Luke Hoyer, Cara Loughran, Gina Montalto, Joaquin Oliver, Alaina Petty, Meadow Pollack, Helena Ramsay, Alex Schachter, Carmen Schentrup, and Peter Wang.
In the page about the Day of Service and Love, Hepburn shared photos and videos of service projects during previous anniversaries. The projects included a 2021 song by deaf and hard-of-hearing students and staff at Peters Elementary School in Plantation.
It also included reminders about mental health resources, such as the 211 and 988 hotlines and the Eagles Haven Wellness Center; and the “If You See Something, Say Something” campaign through the free FortifyFL app and the SaferWatch app.
There was also a public memorial in the works for a commemoration ceremony from 4 to 5 p.m. on Saturday at Pine Trails Park, at 10555 Trails End, in Parkland.
REMEMBERING THE 17
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