Sophomore Chase Jehle signs a poster at lunch in honor of Gomez Regalado. “I’m sad for his family, it’s super tragic. I am friends with people who were super close to him and it has been challenging to support their loss,” Jehle said. “It has been an eye opener for me and my [football] teammates to focus on hydration and sleep to make sure we stay safe and ready to compete. Ovet will be missed.” Photo by Paige Bean

Senior Lars Alsin shows support for SM Northwest by wearing a “Cougars” T-shirt. “I had the shirt because my dad worked at SM Northwest back in the late 90s as a teacher,” Alsin said. Photo by Clara Peters

Seniors Emory Naylor, Espie Lemon and Madi Moorman talk in the cafeteria. “While I didn’t personally know [Gomez Regalado], I feel for the situation and for the family,” Naylor said. “Despite [SM East] being competitors [with SM Northwest] in sports, we are still a part of their community and are keeping the school in our thoughts.” Photo by Caroline Martucci

Students in second lunch wear orange, SM North’s school color, for the Cougar community. Pep Exec senior Porter Stein texted in the “Pep Club” GroupMe on Sunday, August 18, to pass on administration’s request that students wear orange. “Let’s show Northwest they have all of East’s support,” Stein said. The @smeastlancers Instagram account also posted to let students know to wear orange. Photo by Caroline Martucci