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Responding to tragedy with a fight song, Flagler Palm Coast High School hosted a memorial event Dec. 11 for Principal James “Tom” Russell, who died Dec. 9 after a three-week battle with COVID-19. Dozens of cars lined up in the parking lot at FPC and honked their horns as they drove past the football stadium and listened to the band play the fight song. The plan was for the lights at the stadium to shine in the night for 20 minutes, 20 seconds in his honor. It was a fitting tribute, said Evana Fretterd, Student Government Association activities director. When the pandemic prevented students from returning to school after spring break at the end of the 2019-2020 school year, Russell was extremely sensitive to the members of the Class of 2020, who were missing out on prom and grad activities.

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