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Photos by Layla Wofsy '19

On April 20, 2018, many Staples students walked out of their classes to advocate for gun control on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine school shooting.

Students gathered at the courtyard to advocate for gun control.
Many students came with posters they made at home but students were also given materials to make posters while at the event. Pictured (left to right): Yasmeen Qureshi '20, Lindsay Dry '19, Nicole Caiati '20 and Shreya Mathur '20 and Bradley Stakoff '20, Alexa Frost '20 and Ben Roland '19.
Chloe Adda '18 spoke about how the issue of gun violence has impacted people of color like herself.
(Left to right) Glendy Cirolia '20, Claire Hanley '21, Lydia Donovan '19, Elana Atlas '21, Etoile Balquiere '20 and Rachel Suggs '21 stood in front shouting cheers such as "Enough is enough".
Students watched Ben Roland '19 and Abby Jonas '19 sing "Found/Tonight" by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ben Platt.
(Left to right) Brooke and Peri Kessler '18 were two of the organizers of the event who also gave a speech.
Lydia Donovan '19 read a piece she submitted to "06880" about gun control following the threat at Staples.
Glendy Cirolia '20 read a poem about gun control.
Audrey Bernstein '20 and Kaela Dockeray '20 recited a speech they wrote about the fear they have in school.
Griffin Bilacic '20 displayed his views on gun control and advocated for the NRA. His argument led to a discussion among students with different opinions.
Students called their representatives and urged them to support gun reform. Pictured (left to right): Megan Kleiner '21 and Maddy Edwards '21 and Elana Atlas '21.
Elana Atlas '21 spoke about how mass shootings have impacted her and her family.
Amanda Braverman '20 and Zoe Julien '20 showed their support for the cause by walking out of school.
Students layed on the ground in silence listening to the song "Found/Tonight".
The hallways of Staples were still filled with students while the walkout was occuring in the courtyard.
Security guard Dana Seymour and Principal James D'Amico stood outside monitoring the event to ensure student safety.
Tags with "$1.18" were distributed to students. The tags represented how much money each student in the United States is worth to the politicians who take money from the NRA.
Many students wore orange t-shirts that had “Voter Class of...” with their graduation year on the back.
Some of the posters from the event.
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