Candlelight vigil to be held Monday for 7-year-old killed in shooting while riding in car with his mother in Hickory Police say 7-year-old Zakylen Greylen Harris’s mother was driving when someone shot into the car, killing Harris. (Source: Hickory Police Department) By WBTV Web Staff | April 25, 2021 at 4:46 PM EDT - Updated April 25 at 6:45 PM
HICKORY, N.C. (WBTV) - A 7-year-old Hickory boy was riding in a car his mother was driving when someone opened fired and killed the child.
The aftermath of the tragic event has a community grieving over the death of a young child, one of several over the past month that has been involved in a shooting in the Charlotte area.
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Pictured from left are Laury Marshall, Parent as Teachers coordinator; Ari Whitmore; and Lisa Kyler, school counselor.
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Fourteen local families will have an extra reason to be thankful this Easter Holiday, thanks to the work of Southwestern Elementary School fourth-grade student Ari Whitmore.
In years past Southwestern Elementary has held food drives for Thanksgiving and Christmas, but this year Whitmore came up with the idea to hold another drive in the spring, with a few touches of his own.
“Ari asked to meet with (assistant Principal Matthew Kindberg) and I about an idea he had about starting a food drive for elementary students this spring,” Southwestern Elementary Principal Matt Langworthy said. “Mr. Kindberg and I brought Lisa Kyler, elementary school counselor, and Laury Marshall, Parents as Teachers coordinator, to join us in meeting with Ari. In helping Ari shape his vision, we decided that we would identify families that we
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A sort of pep rally welcomed students as they arrived at Southwest Elementary School.
The brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha came together to encourage and cheer on the students for their first day of in-person class in a year. I m excited about that pep rally! I hope the students feel a lot of joy, Durham School Board Chair Bettina Umstead said. I know there s some anxiousness about returning to in-person learning, but I hope that while seeing all these caring adults there ll be some joy about returning to school.
But the Alpha Phi Alpha brothers went one step further; they recognized a pair of teachers, Antoinette Tate and Katie Kizzy, and gave them gifts to use to enhance their classrooms.
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