For Parkland seniors, high school years bookended by tragedy

FILE- In this Feb. 21, 2018 file photo, Aria Siccone, 14, a student survivor from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre, cries as she recounts her story from that day, while state Rep. Barrinton Russell, D-Dist. 95, comforts her, as they talk to legislators at the state Capitol regarding gun control legislation, in Tallahassee, Fla. Even before the COVID pandemic upended the lives of millions of high school students, forever altering treasured milestones, homecomings, proms and graduation ceremonies, the Douglas high seniors were inextricably linked by tragedy. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

In this undated photo made available by Lori Alhadeff, her daughter Alyssa, right, sits at a table with her best friend Abby Price. Alyssa was killed in the 2018 Valentine's Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Abby's family moved to North Carolina for her junior year hoping for a fresh start. She was terrified of a new school, forging new friendships and then COVID hit, marring the rest of her high school experience. (Lori Alhadeff via AP)

FILE- In this Feb. 21, 2018 file photo, Lital Donner, youth director for Congregation Kol Tikvah, comforts Aria Siccone, 14, a student survivor from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, as they challenge lawmakers in the state capitol on gun control reform, in Tallahassee, Fla. Marjorie Stoneman Douglas' Class of 2021 has endured a high school experience that will likely never be rivaled _ baptized by gunfire in their first year, bonded by hiding under desks for hours and punctuated now by another life altering event _ a global pandemic. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Ryan Servaites sits at a park, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 in Parkland, Fla. Servaites was freshman at Marjory Stoneman Douglas when the shooting occurred. He found healing in activism. He joined the student-led March For Our Lives, registering first-time voters in various states and now working on gun reform policy. He's planning to attend college and is passionate about enacting change, sounding assured and self-confident, but it's been a process. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)