Chippewa Valley High School Students Unite in Support of Sandy Hook

Written in shades of pink, purple and green, hundreds of messages and signatures have created a link this week between the community of Newtown, CT, and the student body of Chippewa Valley High School.

In a show of support for the victims and families of the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting, which took the lives of six adults and 20 children Dec. 14, CVHS students have dedicated a portion of their lunch periods to the completion of a banner in their honor.

Produced by Kelly Schroeder, a teacher in the school's Graphics Department, the banner reads, "Forever in Our Hearts - Sandy Hook Elementary."

Like other schools in Clinton Township and throughout the country, CVHS stepped up its own security this week in the wake of the massacre. The high school, like all other

It is unknown if this heightened state of security will continue when students return from holiday break Jan. 7.