Students Against Violence

LAST SCHOOL YEAR WAS ESPECIALLY TOUGH FOR STUDENTS AT LEHIGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. 3 STUDENTS LOST THEIR LIVES. ALL 3 WERE MEMBERS OF A NONVIOLENCE CLUB THAT EMERGED AFTER THE SANDY HOOK SCHOOL SHOOTING AND HIS WGCUS. DAYNA HARPSTER LEARNED ALL 3 STUDENTS WERE INTEGRAL TO THE KINDNESS, INTERACTIVE ROCK GARDEN THAT WAS INSTALLED IN THE SCHOOL'S COURTYARD. >> TO THE ADVISER AND MEMBERS OF THE STAFF OF VIOLENCE EVERYWHERE, PROMISE CLUB. THE LAST OF 3 OF THEIR OWN WAS HARD TO COMPREHEND. ACCORDING TO ADVISER JUDITH CENTER ON THE ROCK GARDEN IN THE LEHIGH COURTYARD IS EXACTLY WHAT WAS NEEDED AND WHAT STUDENT LEADER SHIELA CUSTOMERS HAD ENVISIONED. SHE WAS THE LEADER OF THE GROUP. >> CREATING THIS AND THE IDEA >> AND SHE WANTED TO BE I GARDEN. >> THAT EVERYBODY CAN COME. AND THESE DATA PIECE OF ROCK. JUST A MEMORY RICE, WHAT THEY HAVE DONE DURING THE YEAR AND SHE PASSED AWAY. AND THAT HE DOES EVERYBODY VERY HARD. AND THEN BETWEEN UP TO WHERE NOVEMBER WE LOST MICHAEL. >> A JET SKI ACCIDENT TOOK SHIELA SLIGHT. MICHAEL RAMOS WAS KILLED IN AN E-BIKE ACCIDENT. >> AND HE ACTUALLY DECORATED SOME OF THE ROCKS HERE. >> LANDON FILUS WAS JUST 15 WHEN HE DIED BY SUICIDE. HE IS NOW MEMORIALIZED ALONGSIDE SHIELA AND MICHAEL IN THE ROCK GARDEN. >> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SHE NOT ONLY IS >> THE CENTER AT ONE. THIS TO BE A LEGACY FOR US. >> AND LEGACY THAT KIDS CAN COM LEARN AND AND HELP OTHERS. AND I THINK WE MADE THAT HAPPEN. >> QR CODES ON ONE WHILE LINKED TO RESOURCES FOR WHATEVER MAY TROUBLE A STUDENT. >> THEY HAVE MENTAL HEALTH AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS. WE HAVE GOING PREVENTION. WE HAVE IT HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP. WE HAVE TO ACT CHARACTER AND LEADERSHIP WEBSITE. SO WE HAVE KIND OF SING INCLUSION. WE HAVE BODIES AND PREVENTION OF SCHOOL SAFETY. WE HAVE TO DO TO CITIZENSHIP AND ON EYE SAFETY. AND WE HAVE COMMUNITY SERVICE AND VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES. >> CINTRON WROTE TO INSPIRATIONAL SONGS AND ANOTHER ONE EACH FOR THE STUDENTS TO BE REMEMBERED WITH THE HELP OF AI. SHE SET THEM TO MUSIC PROMISE. WE PROUDLY SPEAK YOUR NAME. >> FROM MICHAEL BROUGHT THE ENERGY TO THE TEAM, WORKING TO TRY. >> TILLIS, SEVERAL FAMILIES HELPED WITH THE MEMORIAL, INCLUDING STUDENT LIZ, ABOUT MCCAIN. US. >> ME AND MY DAD AND MY SISTER AND MY MOM. WE ALL HOPE BUILD THIS ROCK GARDEN OVER THE SUMMER. AND WE HOW TO MAKE THE TIRES WE HELPED WITH THE LOCKS WE HELPED WITH BASICALLY EVERYTHING WE HOPED BUILT THIS. WE HELP. I HOPE THIS PROJECT COME TO LIFE. >> STUDENT DAVID GONZALEZ HAS OBSERVED THEIR EFFORTS WORKING. >> I SEE A COUPLE OF KIDS COMING HERE AND THAT'S MAKE ME FEEL LIKE I'M LIKE A LITTLE HAPPY THAT O O O ROURKE IS. SO WORKING TOO. IF THE STUDENTS IN ONE PLACE. >> IT'S DOING THE MOST IMPORTANT THING SENT RYAN HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH. >> ONE THE LEGACY TO BE AN EDUCATIONAL PIECE, ONE THEIR LEGACY TO BE WHAT THEY WERE AMAZING STUDENTS. AMAZING KIDS. I'M 18 YOUNG TEACHER, EDUCATORS. AND I KNOW THAT WHATEVER THEY ARE THEY'RE GOING TO BE HAPPY AND PROUD OF WHAT WE TRIED TO DO. >> FOR WGCU NEWS, I'M DAYNA HARPSTER