Northwood High community in mourning after 2 students, recent grad die within days
The community around Northwood High School in Pittsboro is mourning the deaths of three young people after each died in the span of a week.
Posted — UpdatedChatham County Schools confirmed the death of all three, with two of them being current students and another being a recent graduate.
He played lacrosse and football at Northwood, and he had graduated only a week earlier.
In a statement, the principal described him as "a vivacious student" with "a magnetic smile and personality.”
Tony Keck, a freshman, was hit by a car while riding his ATV on June 23.
"He was a great kid, the hardest working kid you ever knew," his grandfather, David Keck, told WRAL News.
A release from the school system said all three had bright futures. CCS are providing support for students and staff, making counselors available.
A funeral for Sibrian was held on Friday.
Cassie, as she was known, was "a loving little girl" who had grown into "a beautiful young lady," reads a comment on an online tribute wall.
This school of roughly 1,200 students already had a grief-stricken year: In October, an 18-year-old and a 16-year-old were killed in a car accident.
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