CLASSMATES MOURN PAIR KILLED IN CRASH.Byline: Jennifer Radcliffe Staff Writer Hundreds of students at Village Christian School Village Christian School is a private, protestant K-12 school located in Sun Valley, California, a part of the City of Los Angeles. The school consisting of Elementary (K-5), Middle School (6-8), and High School (9-12) on a 30+ acre campus[]. wore black Monday Black Monday, Oct. 19, 1987, in U.S. history, day of financial panic. The Dow Jones Average fell 508.32 points, a drop of 22.6%, the largest since 1914. The point decline as well as the volume, 604.33 million shares, exceeded previous records. as they mourned the deaths of two classmates Classmates can refer to either:
More than 30 counselors from area churches and county agencies were on hand to comfort students grieving over the loss of 17-year-olds Nick Roth and Chris Oliver. Roth and Michael Lee Michael Lee may refer to:
``This is very dramatic,'' Village Christian School Superintendent Ron Sipras said. ``They were really good kids who had a lot of good friends.'' Police said Roth and Oliver died instantly Friday afternoon when the 1997 red Camaro that Lee was driving collided with a pickup during an apparent illegal street race on La Tuna Canyon Road - less than a mile from their school. The Camaro crossed a double yellow line into the path of an oncoming on·com·ing adj. Coming nearer; approaching: an oncoming storm. n. An approach; an advance. truck in the 9900 block of La Tuna Canyon Road. The truck's driver had moderate injuries. Police said they are still looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. the driver of the vehicle that Lee was racing. Details of Lee's condition were not released by Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in Mission Hills, California, USA. The hospital has 254 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. History in Mission Hills. Students gathered at a makeshift memorial for the boys that included photos, candles, flowers and letters at the site of the crash. ``I'll never forget: 10-1-04,'' said Mark Sy, 17, a running back for the Village Christian Crusaders. ``Everybody in this school will remember that day. ... It's like losing brothers.'' School memorial services are expected to be held Wednesday and before the team's Saturday game against Montclair Prep. Players plan to wear stickers on their helmets to honor the two teens. Classmates and educators remembered Oliver as a brilliant student who was taking college-level classes and developing a strong sense of spirituality. Roth, a lineman on the team, had a great sense of humor Noun 1. sense of humor - the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor" sense of humour, humor, humour and enjoyed talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to people about God, friends said. Sy said his classmates are keeping vigil for Lee at Holy Cross. Lee is described as a bright, talented writer with a good sense of humor. ``He means so much to the football team and the whole school.'' Students dressed in black shirts and pants walked down quiet halls between classes Monday at the private school. ``It was like no one was even there,'' Sy said. ``This would never happen on a regular day.'' The crash occurred about 30 minutes before players were supposed to meet on campus for a pregame, home-cooked meal. They were then going to take buses to Kennedy High School for their first home game of the season against Pasadena Poly. After word of the accident spread, the game was canceled and the team rode the bus instead to Holy Cross, where Lee was fighting for his life. Athletic Director Athletic director (commonly, "athletics director") is a position at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, which oversees the work of the coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic Marty Martin said he hopes every teenager learns from these tragic deaths. ``Every choice you make has a consequence - whether it be good or bad.'' Jennifer Radcliffe, (818) 713-3722 jennifer.radcliffe(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) Friends and classmates of Nick Roth and Christopher Oliver, Village Christian students killed in a Friday car crash, gather at a memorial on La Tuna Canyon Road on Monday. Tom Mendoza/Staff Photographer (2) OLIVER (3) ROTH |
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