Newtown High graduation honors 20 classmates killed as first-graders at Sandy Hook
LA TimesSurvivors of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting share their thoughts on high school graduation before a rally against gun violence on June 7 in Newtown, Conn. It was an emotional graduation ceremony for high school seniors in Newtown, Conn., who observed a moment of silence for their 20 classmates who were shot to death at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Never settle for anything less than what sets your heart afire.” About 60 of the Newtown High graduates attended Sandy Hook Elementary School and are survivors of one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history. World & Nation Sandy Hook report avoids naming killer, omits his mother from victims list With final edits and approvals, members of a commission writing a report on the Newtown, Conn., school massacre have begun to think about the impact their work will have on parents of victims and surviving children, as well as people who might read the document 20 years from now.