Wednesday marked the one-month anniversary of the tragic school shootings that took place Feb. 14 in Parkland, Florida. To commemorate the students who lost their lives and to protest gun violence, DPS students along with students across the country participated in National School Walkout Day.
More than 10,000 DPS students walked out of school to observe 17 minutes of silence and shared their thoughts and hopes around gun violence with their peers. Although DPS students were encouraged to stay on school grounds to express their views, nearly 2,000 students walked in solidarity to the State Capitol to share their voices with elected officials.
Additional activities held by students included:
View the complete list of participating schools below.
| Bear Valley | Walked out to eat lunch in the park |
| Bedrock | Walked to Evie Dennis and back |
| Bruce Randolph | Walked out, stayed on campus |
| CEC Early College | Walked to Viking Park with North High School |
| Centennial | Walked out, stayed on campus |
| Cesar Chavez | Walked to the park across the street |
| Creative Learning Academy | Walked to the Capitol |
| Colorado High School Charter | Walked out, stayed on campus |
| Compassion Road | |
| DCIS Baker MS & HS | Walked out to the field for 17 minutes of silence |
| Delgado + Kepner | Kepner via Hazel Street |
| Denver Discovery | |
| Denver Green School | |
| Denver Justice | |
| Denver Justice | |
| DSA | Walked to the Capitol |
| DSISD | Walked to the Capitol |
| DSST Byers MS | Walked out, stayed on campus |
| DSST Byers HS | Walked to the Capitol |
| DSST Cole | Walked out, stayed on campus |
| DSST College View | Walked around school |
| DSST Stapleton HS | |
| DSST Stapleton MS | Walked out, stayed on campus |
| East HS | Walked to the Capitol |
| Evie Dennis | Walked out to the football field |
| GALS | Walked to Sunken Gardens Park |
| George Washington | Walked to Thomas Jefferson |
| Grant Beacon | Walked to Platte Park |
| Groff | |
| Hamilton | Stayed in the auditorium |
| Henry MS | Walking around school |
| High Tech Early College | Walked out, stayed on campus |
| Highline SE | On-site silent protest |
| Hill Campus of Arts & Sciences | Walked out, stayed on campus |
| JFK | Walked around school |
| Kepner | |
| KIPP Collegiate Academy | Walked to Barnum Park |
| Knapp | Walked out, stayed on campus |
| Kunsmiller | |
| Lincoln High School | Walked to Barnum Park |
| Manual | Walked out, stayed on campus |
| McAuliffe International School | Walked out, stayed on campus |
| Merrill Middle | Walked out to the field |
| Monclair | Walking around school |
| Morey | Walking around school |
| North + STRIVE Prep Excel | Walked out to the park |
| Northfield High School | Walked out to the field for 17 minutes of silence |
| Odyssey @ Phillips | Stood in the median at Montview and Monaco |
| Omar D. Blair | Walked to the park across the street |
| Park Hill | Walked out, stayed on campus |
| Placebridge Academy | |
| Skinner | Walked up 38th Avenue before returning to school |
| Slavens | Walked out to the field |
| South HS | Walked out, stayed on campus |
| Strive Prep @ Federal | |
| Strive Prep @ Lake | Walking around school |
| Strive Prep @ Montbello | Walking around school |
| STRIVE Prep @ Sunnyside | Walked to the Capitol |
| Thomas Jefferson | |
| West | Walked to Sunken Gardens Park |
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