Although I didn't know either one of the girls, a Pioneer alumnus is keeping both families and the student body and faculty at Crockett in my prayers. During my tenure at the school, we went through what was dubbed by the media as a 'Crockett Curse' in which five members of the class of 1995 never had the chance to make it to graduation. That was in my class alone. We had lost others of our student body in the classes before and after mine.
This was a tragic accident that no one should have to go through. To the families, no words I could say could comfort you in this time of sorrow and grief. To the student body, stay strong and remember and think of Courtney the way she was Friday night, happy and beautiful. To the faculty, I hate that you must again set aside your own grief over one of your students and help yet another student body cope with such a tragedy. May God be with all of you.
Again, I will pray for the whole community.
With much love.