September 17, 2025, on a Wednesday afternoon, a walkout was held across SVVSD to protest gun violence, as result of the Evergreen High School shooting in Jefferson County, Colorado. Around 1:30 p.m., students stormed out of classrooms and collectively gathered outside schools to advocate for the students at Evergreen who can’t use their voice to defend themselves.
At 12:24 p.m., a JCSO deputy was dispatched after various 911 calls were phoned reporting an active shooter in the school building. Following the event, it was reported that two students were seriously wounded. The shooter Desmond Holly took his own life after causing mass devastation to the community.
Photos, articles, and posts were immediately plastered all over social media, stating the events that occurred; along with posts about it being ignored, yet, said posts did not tell the story, nor did they give grace to the everlasting impact the shooting had on the community and communities alike…