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U.S. Representative, Elissa Slotkin, spoke out at a press conference about the events that took place at Michigan State around town.

Senior Lucy Acero described some of the overwhelming

Herron continued on to share the emotions he felt during the events that took place at Michigan State while his sister was the next day,” James said. left many students at Holt High School feeling anxious and scared of going to school or walking

Burcham shared her personal experience about the events that took place that night.

“When the shooting started, I had just gotten home from eating dinner on campus. My dad, an East Lansing firefighter, texted banking where I was and made sure I wasn’t on campus anymore.

In the days following, I was really on edge and nervous, and, to top it off, [Holt High School] went into lockdown the following Thursday, which gave me even more anxiety,” Burcham said.

Senior Alysa Clark spoke out about how she was personally affected by the shooting and the emotions she felt.

“A personal impact was seeing the Snapchat stories of people hiding in bathrooms with their lecture class of one hundred plus people shoved together and realizing there was a real active shooter,” Clark said.

Clark continued on by describing how the shooting affected the Holt community.

“The school board woke up a little and noticed what the kids are going through,” Clark said.

“I felt very anxious and unsafe, not only in the school I go to but in the city I’ve lived in for over four years,” Acero said.

My mom went to school at Michigan State, and I basically grew up there,” Burcham said.

Many other students at Holt High school felt similarly to Burcham because of how well acquainted they are with the East Lansing area.

Senior Hayden Massey described why the shooting was impactful for her.

“I was scared because it was like every street they were mentioning, or every place, I’ve been there, and I’ve seen it and know what it looks like. So it was weird to imagine [campus] like that. That’s somewhere I’ve been before,” Massey said.

Senior Peyton James shared her experience and emotions she processed through on February 13th.

“My dad is the financial manager at Michigan State and it was scary knowing he was there on campus thirty minutes before the shooting and that, after the incident, he was going to have to return to campus

The Holt Community was affected deeply after the MSU shooting. Promptly after the shooting, Holt administration sent out an email offering mental health support to any student in need.

On behalf of the Ramparts Newspaper staff, we mourn the three lives that were taken in this shooting and our thoughts are with the victims’ families and friends along with the entirety of the East Lansing community.