THE ADMINISTRATION FINALLY GAVE US THE GREEN LIGHT AND ASHLEY WILL BE HONORED PROPERLY AT GRADUATION!! YOUR POWERFUL ENERGY MADE THIS HAPPEN AND I AM TOTALLY OVERJOYED!! LET US KEEP A WATCHFUL EYE TO ENSURE EVERYTHING GOES EXACTLY AS PLANNED!!
May 9, 2018
Final supporters
On April 7th, 2017, Ashley Simons, a Warrensburg High School Junior at the time, passed away. Since then, her friends and family have actively kept her memory alive.
Ashley would graduate high school this May, and her friends would like to remember her by wearing orange pins on their gowns. They also hope to leave her seat open and decorate it. These small, harmless actions are incredibly important to both Ashley's friends and family.
However, the Warrensburg High School administration has been attempting to shoot these ideas down due to a rule prohibiting jewelry on graduation gowns. They also claim that the chair decoration is a "safety concern" and will make the ceremony "all about Ashley."
We are now looking to the Warrensburg community to help Ashley be remembered during the 2018 graduation ceremony.
Please show your support for Ashley's remembrance by adding your name to this petition.
WARRENSBURG SENIORS: There are also physical petitions circulating at the High School. Be sure to sign these as well.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
March 13, 2018
March 11, 2018
WE ARE BLASTING TOWARD THAT 1,000 SIGNATURE GOAL AND THE MOMENTUM IS ABSOLUTELY ELECTRIC!! NOW IS THE TIME TO BLOW THIS UP SO THE ADMINISTRATION CANNOT IGNORE OUR DEMAND TO HONOR ASHLEY AT GRADUATION!! GET THIS LINK OUT TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW RIGHT NOW AND LETS FINISH THIS STRONG!!
March 9, 2018
ONE HUNDRED PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY SIGNED TO HONOR ASHLEY!! THIS ENERGY IS ABSOLUTELY UNSTOPPABLE AND I AM BEYOND GRATEFUL TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU FOR STANDING WITH US.
Reached 100 supporters
March 9, 2018
March 7, 2018
WE ARE BLASTING TOWARD 100 SIGNATURES AND THE HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION IS WATCHING US RIGHT NOW!! KEEP THIS MOMENTUM EXPLODING SO THEY SEE HOW MUCH WE CARE ABOUT ASHLEY!! POST THIS LINK ON EVERY SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT YOU HAVE TODAY!!
268 Comments
Students grieve, mourn, and heal in different ways and in different time frames. Many are still in the process of losing their beloved friend. Making an exception to the rule won’t hurt anyone, but might heal many.
My brothers class in 2007 had THREE empty chairs w/ roses on them, THREE different color ribbons on their gowns, & a moment of silence for those THREE students who didn’t make it to graduation. Where is the human in this school?!
We watched today as a family of police officers wore symbols and made guestures to honor their fallen friend. We were proud and supportive. The senior class is a similar family. We owe them the right to demonstrate their respect also. It is what we do. It is the right thing.
As a WHS alumni I am shocked the school won't allow this. I was a gradate of 1999 where we had students who also passed during our school year that wear remembered at graduation. Allow this girl to be remembered!
Class of 2017 was allowed to have a chair open for Jacob Shaffer. It should be allowed for Ashley. And if they won’t allow the pins on the gown, they can atleast put them on grad caps because they are allowed to be decorated.
I support these students!
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THE ADMINISTRATION FINALLY GAVE US THE GREEN LIGHT AND ASHLEY WILL BE HONORED PROPERLY AT GRADUATION!! YOUR POWERFUL ENERGY MADE THIS HAPPEN AND I AM TOTALLY OVERJOYED!! LET US KEEP A WATCHFUL EYE TO ENSURE EVERYTHING GOES EXACTLY AS PLANNED!!
May 9, 2018
Final supporters
On April 7th, 2017, Ashley Simons, a Warrensburg High School Junior at the time, passed away. Since then, her friends and family have actively kept her memory alive.
Ashley would graduate high school this May, and her friends would like to remember her by wearing orange pins on their gowns. They also hope to leave her seat open and decorate it. These small, harmless actions are incredibly important to both Ashley's friends and family.
However, the Warrensburg High School administration has been attempting to shoot these ideas down due to a rule prohibiting jewelry on graduation gowns. They also claim that the chair decoration is a "safety concern" and will make the ceremony "all about Ashley."
We are now looking to the Warrensburg community to help Ashley be remembered during the 2018 graduation ceremony.
Please show your support for Ashley's remembrance by adding your name to this petition.
WARRENSBURG SENIORS: There are also physical petitions circulating at the High School. Be sure to sign these as well.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
March 13, 2018
March 11, 2018
WE ARE BLASTING TOWARD THAT 1,000 SIGNATURE GOAL AND THE MOMENTUM IS ABSOLUTELY ELECTRIC!! NOW IS THE TIME TO BLOW THIS UP SO THE ADMINISTRATION CANNOT IGNORE OUR DEMAND TO HONOR ASHLEY AT GRADUATION!! GET THIS LINK OUT TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW RIGHT NOW AND LETS FINISH THIS STRONG!!
March 9, 2018
ONE HUNDRED PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY SIGNED TO HONOR ASHLEY!! THIS ENERGY IS ABSOLUTELY UNSTOPPABLE AND I AM BEYOND GRATEFUL TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU FOR STANDING WITH US.
Reached 100 supporters
March 9, 2018
March 7, 2018
WE ARE BLASTING TOWARD 100 SIGNATURES AND THE HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION IS WATCHING US RIGHT NOW!! KEEP THIS MOMENTUM EXPLODING SO THEY SEE HOW MUCH WE CARE ABOUT ASHLEY!! POST THIS LINK ON EVERY SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT YOU HAVE TODAY!!
268 Comments
My son died at age 9 and his graduating class of 2014 honored him at their high school graduation with an empty seat with a cap and gown on it and I can't express how much that meant to us as parents. His classmates never forgot him and it was a simple act that was greatly appreciated.
Students grieve, mourn, and heal in different ways and in different time frames. Many are still in the process of losing their beloved friend. Making an exception to the rule won’t hurt anyone, but might heal many.
My brothers class in 2007 had THREE empty chairs w/ roses on them, THREE different color ribbons on their gowns, & a moment of silence for those THREE students who didn’t make it to graduation. Where is the human in this school?!
We watched today as a family of police officers wore symbols and made guestures to honor their fallen friend. We were proud and supportive. The senior class is a similar family. We owe them the right to demonstrate their respect also. It is what we do. It is the right thing.
As a WHS alumni I am shocked the school won't allow this. I was a gradate of 1999 where we had students who also passed during our school year that wear remembered at graduation. Allow this girl to be remembered!
Class of 2017 was allowed to have a chair open for Jacob Shaffer. It should be allowed for Ashley. And if they won’t allow the pins on the gown, they can atleast put them on grad caps because they are allowed to be decorated.
I support these students!
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My son died at age 9 and his graduating class of 2014 honored him at their high school graduation with an empty seat with a cap and gown on it and I can't express how much that meant to us as parents. His classmates never forgot him and it was a simple act that was greatly appreciated.