I can not fathom what would cause someone to do this to another human being and especially at that age, but I know its a situation where we all need to turn to God.. Sterling High School is a school with long standing traditions and a proud history of honorable graduates, you are now part of this family and we welcome you warmly, she told the students. GREENVILLE, S.C. ( WHNS /Gray News) - The Greenville County Sheriff's Office said a student has died and a suspect is in custody after a shooting at Tanglewood Middle School. Matthew Harris for the Deseret News. The shooting victims were struck in their extremities and are expected to survive, but may require surgery, officials said. The school serves as a K-12 for just under 1,800 students from across the Denver . Danny Centeno-Miranda, who fled violence and poverty in his native El Salvador in 2013 to live with relatives in Virginia, was about a mile from the Loudoun County school when he was shot. The teen allegedly posted on social media about shooting and killing students at an unspecified school, investigators revealed. One person reported the man may be on something and acted aggressive with one car, according to the letter. Anderson said the unnamed student allegedly drew a handgun from her backpack and shot three people one inside and two outside before a teacher disarmed her. The deputies didnt answer her except to tell her to stay in the car. (WUSA9), Daniel Centeno-Miranda, 17, was fatally shot Friday Sept. 4, 2015, in Sterling, Va. (Family photo). Park View students said the slaying is particularly painful for a community that has dealt with other deaths in recent years. A Warner Bros. The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District will make counselors available to students, staff and families in the aftermath of Plascencias death, Superintendent Jim Elsasser said. The Trojans outfought and outshot their rival, the No. Sterling, VA 20164. Reporter covering the U.S. Southern border, Immigration, Texas and beyond, Reporter covering national education issues, Students at Park View High School were in lockdown on Friday, after a sophomore was fatally shot while walking to the bus stop. Six schools in California were placed on lockdown Thursday after a shooting threat at the Del Norte High School and an elementary school in the area. Dannys uncle, Porfirio Baires, who welcomed the teenager into his Sterling townhouse, said the boys parents sent him north to the Texas border in 2013 at the age of 15. Sterling Heights Police Lt. Mario Bastianelli said the Stevenson High School student is awaiting charges. Students need to be aware that these actions can result in school expulsion and in recent cases prosecution through the courts.. Ward explained to McWhorter that he accidentally got into the wrong car because he mistook the vehicle for his mothers. Teenager dies in Sterling shooting; search for suspect continues - The Washington Post Students at Park View High School were in lockdown on Friday, after a sophomore was fatally shot while. The three victims were shot in their limbs and expected to survive, officials said at a news conference. Richard was peaceful, he was unarmed, he was doing nothing wrong.. Today we had the worst nightmare a school district could encounter. Magna adipiscing vel eu semper ridiculus sodales a augue adipiscing nisl aliquam vestibulum dis consectetur parturient. While we may never make sense of nor understand why this occurred, please know how deeply Mr. Plascencia cares for your students, their education, and all of Kraemer Middle School.. Then as the seventh grade band performed Kings Court again, the new high schoolers walked out the doors and onto the next stop in their educational journey. Reyes said that she had recently run into Danny at Chuck E. Cheeses on their day off. The Boulder County Sheriffs Office arrested the teenager who is now faced with a misdemeanor charge of interference of staff or students of educational institutions and a felony charge of inciting destruction of life or property, KDVR reported. 99 John McCarroll Way Greenville, SC 29607 864.355.4480 Fax: 864.355.4490. As a precaution, there will be an additional law enforcement presence at school (Thursday). No additional details were available Monday, district spokeswoman Alyssa Griffiths told the Los Angeles Times. It was a pill, let me go! Ward said as he was pushed to the ground, according to the video. The sheriff urged parents to talk with their children and engage with them to ensure their own safety as well as others. In Texas, 19-year-old Joel Plascencia was taken into custody Wednesday evening after he allegedly made a terroristic threat on the school he was attending, Seguin High School, KSAT reported. No other injuries related to the shooting were reported, the sheriffs office said in a statement. (Callie Jones/Sterling . He had been with his girlfriend, with whom he was insanely in love, she said. Search all LCPS sites OR limit search using the radio buttons below. Moises Plascencia was found dead at Kraemer Middle School in Placentia . A juvenile female was arrested Thursday for threatening to shoot up Stevenson High School in Sterling Heights on Thursday morning. WAYNE, Mich. (FOX 2) - Family and friends are remembering Jacob Escobedo on what would have been his 13th birthday after . Danny Centeno Miranda, a sophomore at Park View High. Magna adipiscing vel eu semper ridiculus sodales a augue adipiscing nisl aliquam vestibulum dis consectetur parturient. What we know so far is the shooter has been apprehended. https://t.co/FFc8M20OW3. 6th-grade girl shoots 3 at Idaho middle school before being disarmed. Click to contact the Sterling MS United Mental Health Team. The victim has been identified as Jamari Cortez Bonaparte Jackson. On Twitter, many of the victims acquaintances as well as other students posted tributes to the teen, creating a hashtag in his honor. They were searching for suspects into the evening. Principal Colleen O'Neill. Police arrested a girl who they claim made a threat against Sterling Heights. - LaMarr Greer; Sterling - Justin Barringer Last sectional title: Middle Twp. This was nothing short of state-sanctioned murder of a citizen who should not have been even arrested, let alone killed in broad daylight.. A sixth-grade girl shot two students and a custodian at an Idaho middle school on Thursday before being disarmed by a teacher, authorities said.. The 18 Street Gang has existed in the area for years, and MS-13 is newer, a source close to the investigation told News4. With the tragedy in Oxford, there have been several incidents throughout the region that relate to school security. Initial reports had incorrectly identified the suspect as male. McWhorter told a fellow sheriffs deputy that Ward headbutted my nose and then tried grabbing at my stuff, body camera footage shows. Three ambulances initially responded to Rigby Middle School after authorities learned of the shooting about 9:15 a.m. MT, Idaho Falls Fire Department spokeswoman Kerry Hammon said. (Callie Jones/Sterling Journal-Advocate), Eighth graders who earned the Presidential Award for Educational Achievement for having a 3.50-375 GPA throughout all of middle school are recognized at Sterling Middle School's continuation night Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Both deputies still work as patrol deputies for the agency, she said. (Callie Jones/Sterling Journal), The Sterling Middle School eighth grade concert choir performs "A Million Dreams," under the direction of Risa Lamorie, during the school's continuation night Wednesday, May 25, 2022. appreciated. Fax: (703) 444-7492 . Fickes shared fond memories including filling an eighth grade locker with juice boxes and fun times with their teachers. The family was too distraught Friday evening to provide additional information on the teen. Three ambulances initially responded to Rigby Middle School after authorities learned of the shooting about 9:15 a.m. MT, Idaho Falls Fire Department spokeswoman Kerry Hammon said. Click the Search Tips link for how to enhance search experience. Danny spent much of his time going back and forth between school and his job at Benihana at the Dulles Town Center, where he worked in the evenings and on weekends. Disclaimer Text goes in this spot. Bastianelli said the Heritage suspect may have been a female student as well, but he could not confirm. 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Lystad gave a special thank you to Mega Music for putting in an entire new sound system in the gym in just a week and welcomed the new freshmen to SHS. The female teen's threat, found on a bathroom wall at the. Discovery Company. Jacob was hit and killed by a bus outside Franklin Middle School last week. Stevenson High School Principal Ken Cucchi also reported the incident to parents. We thank our community for their patience. 1,404. Notes: The location of one of the 318 incidents was unknown, and therefore, excluded from this analysis. It hurts us so bad, because he was just a boy, Baires said. As Ward searched for his ID, he said he might have a pocket knife and showed McWhorter two lighters. Next, David Conley, finance officer for American Legion Sterling Post No. Schools around metro Detroit reported a rash of similar unsubstantiated threats since Tuesdays incident prompting some including Warren Consolidated and Armada in Macomb County to cancel classes. At around 12:30 p.m. local time, a Tanglewood Middle School resource officer requested emergency backup after a student was shot at least once, the Greenville County Sheriff's Office said in a . His family said they were devastated by the tragedy, according to a statement from a family spokesperson. Also on Wednesday, the Shelby Township Police in Michigan arrested an 18-year-old who allegedly threatened a school shooting on social media, Fox 2 reported. Yet I know that we will find a way to come together as a community, care for one another, and get through this trauma together.. Moises Plascencia was found dead at Kraemer Middle School in Placentia early Monday, school officials said in a statement. An assistant principal at a California middle school fatally shot himself in an apparent suicide on campus, officials said. We will aggressively pursue actions against any student found to be involved in making threatening comments, Beebe said in her letter. Ward told McWhorter that cops make him nervous because he had been hit by officers before. The incident simply did not have to end with Ward dead, Killmer said. The deputy, Charles McWhorter, yanked 32-year-old Richard Ward from his mothers car outside Liberty Point International Middle School in Pueblo West on Feb. 22, 2022, after Ward put something in his mouth while McWhorter spoke to him, according to body camera footage released by attorneys representing Wards family. Heritage Junior High School, located on Dodge Park Road in Sterling Heights, houses junior high students and also high school students who are part of the Gene L. Klida Utica Academy for International Studies. Copyright 2002-2023 Blackboard, Inc. All rights reserved. Sterling Middle School. 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Community activist Bruce Wilson said Jamari Cortez Bonaparte Jackson died at the hospital.. In addition to Park View, several nearby schools including Sterling Middle, Forest Grove Elementary, Guilford Elementary, Rolling Ridge Elementary, Sterling Elementary and Sully Elementary were put on alert after the shooting. The 131 Sterling Middle School students who will be moving on to high school next year were recognized at the schools continuation night on Wednesday. All rights reserved. She joined The Washington Post in 2009 and has previously written obituaries and covered education. Sterling Middle School's eighth grade choir performs "This Christmas," under the direction of Emily Deckard, at the school's winter choir concert Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. Fax: (703) 444-7492 . Taking a pill is not a crime, he said. We adopted him he was like our son.. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Updated A Greenville County student has died after being shot at Tanglewood Middle School on Thursday. Plascencia was a father, husband, brother and friend to many at the school and the manner in which he died has devastated the entire campus, Elsasser said. School Board Members Tiffany Polifko, Broad Run District Brenda Sheridan, Sterling DistrictDenise Corbo, At-Large, College Achievement & Multicultural Program for Unique Students. Continue to work hard and strive for excellence as you move on to Sterling High School and beyond, he told the students, presenting the class of 2026 to SHS Principal Cindy Lystad. After the school day ended, Park View students described remaining in their first period classes all day with little sense as to what was happening as word of the shooting spread through social media and text messages. Disclaimer Text goes in this spot. Coaches: Middle Twp. 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Loudoun sheriffs officials said they believe that the assailants knew Danny but did not offer details. The pill was likely anxiety medication Ward had been prescribed, Killmer said. He could even have ordered him to present his hands to McWhorter so as to address any concerns McWhorter might have had about that. Police are still searching for the suspect, but believe the victim, Danny Centeno-Miranda,17, knew the shooter. Ward died on the ground outside the school as kids wearing backpacks walked past. Danny Centeno Miranda, asophomore at Park View High School in Sterling, Virginia, was shot multiple times as he walked from his home to a school bus stop. The shooting terrified neighbors and put schools on lockdown and "lock out." Neither McWhorter nor another deputy on scene, Cassandra Gonzales, provided medical care to Ward as he lay bleeding on the ground, the footage shows. A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed on his way to school in Loudoun County Friday morning, and police are still seeking the shooters. He then recognized parents and SMS faculty for all theyve done to help the eighth graders get to this point and shared a few words of advice with the students. The blinds in the classroom were drawn, and paper was taped to the windows, part of the protocol for lockdowns. Wednesday night, Heritage Principal Shaun Greene Beebe sent a letter to parents to alert them to the threat. The usually quiet neighborhood where the shooting occurred had a heavy police presence Friday night. Neither the Sterling Heights police nor the Utica Community Schools revealed whether the suspect was a junior high student or a high school student, only saying that the student is a juvenile. With the tragedy in Oxford, there have been several incidents throughout the region that relate to school security. She was a host, she said, and he was a busboy. Don Gardner is a multimedia journalist for the Macomb Daily. He never had any problems.. Stevenson High School will remain a safe place for students and staff and ask for your assistance, he said. Sign up and stay up to date with our daily newsletter. 0.8. Crime scene tape surrounds a parking lot at the Lyke House Catholic Center which serves the students of the Atlanta University Center Consortium after a deadly shooting on Feb. 28, 2023. McWhorters body camera fell off during the ensuing struggle, but footage from Gonzaless camera shows the two deputies struggling with Ward for 20 seconds before McWhorter shot Ward. (Callie Jones/Sterling Journal), Eighth graders with a grade point average of 3.33 or better for the year are recognized at Sterling Middle School's continuation night Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Dana Hedgpeth, Tom Jackman and Ian Shapira contributed to this report. Principal Colleen O'Neill. We have increased our patrols, and we are using other resources for a presence at schools to keep students and staff safe.. 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We arent a school full of bullies or fights, were a school full of tragedy and misfortune, she wrote in an e-mail to The Washington Post. Renee Yax of the Macomb County Sheriffs Office said reports concerning an ominous message at Beck Elementary in Macomb Township, also a UCS school, amounted to an unsubstantiated threat.. Perez declined to comment on the broader allegations in the lawsuit because the sheriffs office does not comment on pending litigation. The said schools are all part of the Poway Unified School District. No matter what kind of experiences we do end up having, we need to trust ourselves that we can overcome any obstacle we face, Roys said. 201 W. Holly Avenue. Sterling Middle School1177 Pawnee AveSterling, CO 80751Phone: (970)522-1041Fax: (970)522-0209nelsons@re1valleyschools.org, The RE-1 Valley School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Ward was dead by the time fire department paramedics arrived five minutes later. The female teens threat, found on a bathroom wall at the school, was one of two threatening letters deemed to be not credible in two Utica Community Schools buildings within 24 hours of each other. Police actively searching in area of Sterling reported shooting @nbcwashington @JulieCareyNBC pic.twitter.com/fYwkWCfSGU. **UPDATE**Right now, San Diego Police officers are at Del Norte High School after a threat was made over the phone. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Director of Student Services or Assistant Superintendent 301 Hagen St, Sterling CO 80751 Telephone No. In addition, a threatening social media post was aimed at Eisenhower High School on Wednesday. Eighth graders who received the Presidential Award for Educational Achievement, which goes to students who have maintained a 3.50-3.74 grade point average throughout middle school, include: Annabelle Basgall, Makenzie Beck, Katrina Bruce, Xyrelle Rein Capacite, Nathan Fabian, Sullivan Fernandez, Dakota Fickes, Conner Gemaehlich, Andrae Jefferson, Kitara Lopez, Spike Mailman, Aadan Meraz, Jasmine Mitchell, David Moca, Alana Moreno, Aiden Ortega, Israel Pacheco, Shelby Rasmussen, Vicki Salazar, Laura See, Marlenne Soto-Ojeda, Ashlynn Storch, Karley Swiger, Taylor Tonche and Gracyn Vondy. Hernndez joined the Post in 2014 to cover politics and government on the local desk after spending four years as a breaking news and crime reporter at the Orlando Sentinel. Later on Friday, the teen's backpack and cellphone marked where he fell. FOLLOW MORE IBT NEWS ON THE BELOW CHANNELS, IBT Fast Start - Let the best of International News come to you. I am staying updated on the situation.". PUEBLO WEST, Colo. A family filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office after deputies shot and killed a man in a middle school pickup line last year. Anyone with information on the shooting is asked call the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office at 703-777-0445. On Thursday morning, the second threatening letter was found at Stevenson High School, also located on Dodge Park, north of Heritage. 970-522-0792, Inspiring Positive and Productive Life-long Learners. The shooting occurred about 8:30 a.m. at E. Cornell and N. Duke drives, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. The lockdowns were lifted at around 2 p.m. Thursday after police confirmed that there was no evidence of actual physical threats to the affected school campuses. He could have ordered him to step out of the car. Minority Student Achievement Advisory Committee, Kaur, Suman - Introduction to Computer Applications, Meyers, Andrea - Instructional Facilitator for Technology, Caring for Your Chromebook Over the Summer. View Map. The threat was made through a Google number with a robotic voice that stated someone was planning to shoot up Del Norte High and a nearby elementary school, KNSD reported. The suspect will be sent to a juvenile justice center in Columbia. He was taken to a hospital, where he died. Click the Search Tips link for how to enhance search experience.Search Tips, Administration Principal: Colleen O'Neill|Twitter Assistant Principal: Elena Barham|TwitterAssistant Principal: Gonzalo Gallardo|Twitter, Main Office Contacts Main Office Phone: (571) 434-4520 Registrar: Loree Bendel, (571) 434-4522Attendance Secretary: Report Attendance, (571) 434-4522Financial Technician: Jacqueline Contartesi Clinical Specialist: Melanie Lynn SpeilmanAdministrative Assistant: Anthony ReyesDeputy - SRO: Deputy Ramon Rivera, Grade Level Contacts6th Grade Dean: Tim Straka6th Grade Secretary: Jill Riggins6th Grade Counselor: Supriya Thomare7th Grade Dean: Jennifer Feldhaus7th Grade Secretary: Sharon Biever7th Grade Counselor: Fatima Haris8th Grade Dean: Maurie Calloway8th Grade Secretary: Sheri Livingston8th Grade Counselor: Priya Zellner. Miranda was rushed to a hospital, where he died. See more public schools near to Sterling Middle School. She previously covered crime, city hall and crime in city hall at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The Jefferson county sheriff, Steve Anderson, said . The sheriffs office made changes in an attempt to improve its de-escalation training in response to the shooting, she said. Sterling MS website administrator. Stay with News4 on-air and online for more on this developing story. It truly takes a village and we need everyones investment, Lewis said. All rights reserved. Were different, were the sheriffs office, McWhorter said. Sterling Middle School Staff. The Jefferson County Sheriff said a sixth grade girl pulled a handgun from her bag and shot three people before she was disarmed by a teacher. After the shooting, the suspect ran away from the school, and deputies found him around hiding under a deck at a nearby home, according to police. Detectives said weapons were found in the teens residence and were removed from the home. Allen Penaflor, a 16-year-old junior from Sterling, said he was in lockdown in his morning English class for the entire school day. The 131 Sterling Middle School students who will be moving on to high school next year were recognized at the school's continuation night on Wednesday. Students were sent home following Plascencias suicide, Young said. There will be an extra police presence tomorrow. He was particularly shy in English, she said, so she spoke with him almost exclusively in Spanish.