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Area Schools Mourn Stoughton's Loss
Canton HS students will wear orange and black Monday and many schools expressed their condolences across social media Sunday.
CANTON, MA — Rivals on the athletic fields will mourn the death of four Stoughton High School students together.
Canton High School will pay tribute to Stoughton HS students Christopher Desir, Eryck Sarblah, Nick Joyce, and David Bell Monday by wearing the orange and black of the Stoughton Black Knights and ribbons of the same colors. All four died in a serious car crash in East Bridgewater Saturday night. A fifth person remains in the hospital.
The Stoughton Police Department posted on Facebook that Canton HS students spent Sunday at their school after hours making posters and ribbons in support of Stoughton.
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The school also held a moment of silence for the students prior to Sunday's Hockmock League Track and Field Championship meet.
I'm told that before the start of the Hockomock track championships this morning at Canton High, CHS had a moving tribute and moment of silence for the Stoughton High students who died in yesterday's tragic crash. We may be rivals, but Canton always conducts itself with class.
— Jeffrey Pickette (@jpickette) May 20, 2018
Across Facebook, a photo of the Stoughton Black and the words "Pray for Stoughton" has spread as a sigh of solidarity. Area schools have been posting messages of support. Below is a sample of the many messages posted on social media Sunday:
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Please keep the Stoughton HS community in your thoughts during this very difficult time.
— Sharon High Eagles (@SHS_Eagles) May 20, 2018
My condolences and thoughts are with Stoughton High School and their entire community after yesterday’s tragedy. My heart is sick for the families and students dealing with this terrible and sudden loss
— Foxborough Warriors (@FoxboroWarrior) May 20, 2018
Our thoughts and prayers go out to all of those in Stoughton affected by last night’s tragedy
— NA Boys Basketball (@NA_Bball) May 20, 2018
My heart breaks for @Stoughton_AD and the entire community. I was so impressed with the strength the Track team showed today-and the Sportsmanship by all the schools.
— Kristen (@CantonBulldogAT) May 20, 2018
My heart breaks for @Stoughton_AD and the entire community. I was so impressed with the strength the Track team showed today-and the Sportsmanship by all the schools.
— Kristen (@CantonBulldogAT) May 20, 2018
Image via Stoughton Police Department
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