A year ago today on February 14, 2018, a gunman opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, killing 14 students and 3 staff members.
To mark the one-year anniversary of the tragic event, more than 1,000 schools in Florida participated in observing a moment of silence at 10:17 a.m, despite the shooting actually beginning at around 2:20 p.m. “School officials picked a different time because Stoneman Douglas students were being dismissed early to avoid being on campus at the hour of the attack. The time 10:17 was selected to denote the 17 slain,” reported AP.
Below is a round-up of photos of the various memorials to honor the all of the Parkland victims. Marjory Stoneman Douglas students and staff are seen placing stones and flowers as they gather around a memorial tribute to mark the anniversary. A makeshift, temporary temple for people to mourn was even built in Coral Gables, Florida, by California visionary artist David Best and a group of heartfelt volunteers.
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See photos of the one-year anniversary of the Parkland School shooting below:
Suzanne Devine Clark, an art teacher at Deerfield Beach Elementary School, places painted stones at a memorial outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during the one-year anniversary of the school shooting, Thursday, February 14, 2019, in Parkland, Florida.
Detail is seen on the painted stones at a memorial outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are shown during the one-year anniversary of the school shooting.
Jack Jozefs places a sign at a memorial outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on the one-year anniversary of the shooting massacre.
Linda Beigel Schulman, mother of Scott Beigel, a geography teacher and cross country coach who was killed during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting last year, gestures as she speaks to members of the media during the one-year anniversary of the deadly shooting.
Students clap for first responders as they walk the hallway at Boardman High School after a lockdown drill in Boardman, Ohio.
Superintendent of Broward Schools Robert Runcie speaks to the media.
Emma Rothenberg, left to right, with her mother Cheryl Rothenberg and sister, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Sophia Rothenberg embrace at the memorial.
Students at Seminole Middle School in Plantation, Fla., participate in a moment of silence for the 14 students and three staff members killed one year ago at nearby Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
They are sitting in front of a new mural depicting musicians from throughout the world that was dedicated to the shooting victims.
Students at Fort Lauderdale High School, including foreground from left, Sarah Conn, 16, Jonathan Patterson, 17, and Michelanda Pierre-Paul, 17. participate in a moment of silence during the one-year anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Some students around the country marked the anniversary of the school massacre in Parkland, Florida, with moments of silence Thursday or somber vigils.
Students at Fort Lauderdale High School Fernando Davila, left, and Jake Lynch, both 17, participate in a moment of silence in their Court Proceedings class in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Flowers and stones are shown at a memorial outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
School crossing guard Wendy Behrend lights a candle at the Parkland memorial.
Students walk to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during the one-year anniversary of the school shooting.
Ilan and Lori Alhadeff, center, the parents of Alyssa Alhadeff, who was killed in the Parkland School shooting hold hands as they listen to Florida governor Ron DeSantis as he speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, February 13, 2019, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
DeSantis ordered a statewide grand jury investigation on school safety. At left is Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody.
Anthony Borges, rear, who was shot during the Parkland School shooting, hugs Marianne Sheehan after a news conference with Florida governor Ron DeSantis, Wednesday, February 13, 2019, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
California artist David Best talks about how he is building a non-denominational, temporary temple for the anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting massacre, on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 in Coral Springs, Florida.
This creation he is calling “The Temple of Time” to commemorate the indefinite period it will take for the community to come to grip with the slayings. He rejected “The Temple of Healing” because that is impossible for the victims and their families.
A view of the non-denominational, temporary temple for the anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting massacre, on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 in Coral Springs, Florida.
Visitors will be allowed to mourn, remember, contemplate, leave mementos and write message on its walls.
Volunteers help build a California artist, David Best’s vision for a non-denominational, temporary temple for the anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting massacre.
Light casts shadows through a California artist, David Best’s non-denominational, temporary temple for the anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting massacre.
A volunteer helps build the temporary temple for the anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting massacre.
In this January 30, 2019, photo, Sgt. Michael Hazellief, training supervisor, walks on the grounds where the “guardians” are participating in a training session to respond to active shooters in Okeechobee, Florida.
Okeechobee is one of the Florida districts that have started training and arming non-instructional personnel in the aftermath of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.
Authorities keep the identities of these guardians secret, citing security reasons.
Lead image by AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee; The Associated Press contributed to this post.
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