It's been one year since the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida. On February 14, 2018, a gunman took the lives of 17 students and staff members and injuring 17 other students. We remember the following lives that we're lost on that dark day:
- Alyssa Alhadeff, 14
- Martin Duque Anguiano, 14
- Scott Beigel, 35
- Nicholas Dworet, 17
- Aaron Feis, 37
- Jaime Guttenberg, 14
- Chris Hixon, 49
- Luke Hoyer, 15
- Cara Loughran, 14
- Gina Montalto, 14
- Joaquin Oliver, 17
- Alaina Petty, 14
- Meadow Pollack, 18
- Helena Ramsay, 17
- Alex Schachter, 14
- Carmen Schentrup, 16
- Peter Wang, 15
Since the shooting, students across the US have come together in strength to advocate for Gun Control. Students came together in Washington, D.C. for the first March For Our Lives in 2018 to express their concern for control and protection in the US.
"In the days after the tragedy in Parkland, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students strived to ensure that what happened at their school never happens again. As a nation, we continue to witness tragedy after tragedy, yet our politicians remain complacent. The Parkland students, along with young leaders of all backgrounds from across the country, refuse to accept this passivity and demand direct action to combat this epidemic." - March For Our Lives Mission Statement