LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — In the rain, students placed prom roses at a makeshift memorial for a Las Vegas high school student. Although their chalk messages were rinsed from the sidewalk—their flowers bloomed.
The Arbor View High School colors were a match for McKenzie Scott’s favorite colors, according to her mother who helped organize a rally in support of her daughter during a school playoff softball game.
“Her mom said her favorite colors were black, red and green,” Stephanie Cordsen, an Arbor View High School, parent said. “So, because we’re red and black, we just decided that this game is a tribute to kind of incorporate that in some kind of way.”
Cordsen said parents were asked to wear plaid and represent Scott’s favorite colors during the afternoon game against Shadow Ridge High School, the opposing team adorning similar colors.
“Kind of a little tribute put together in collaboration with them,” she said.
The playoff game only lasted a half hour before the rain became too much, and the game was canceled after an inning. Students and parents in attendance stated the turnout of the game was remarkable and an embodiment of the support present for Scott who was killed while crossing the school’s crosswalk.
“The crosswalk is some kind of flights, crossing guards,” Cordsen said. “I don’t know the exact scenario, but it’s a very sketchy area, as are most of the school zones. So, I think it’s not isolated to us.”
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The Arbor View High School colors were a match for McKenzie Scott’s favorite colors, according to her mother who helped organize a rally in support of her daughter during a school playoff softball game. (KLAS) -
The Arbor View High School colors were a match for McKenzie Scott’s favorite colors, according to her mother who helped organize a rally in support of her daughter during a school playoff softball game. (KLAS) -
The Arbor View High School colors were a match for McKenzie Scott’s favorite colors, according to her mother who helped organize a rally in support of her daughter during a school playoff softball game. (KLAS) -
The Arbor View High School colors were a match for McKenzie Scott’s favorite colors, according to her mother who helped organize a rally in support of her daughter during a school playoff softball game. (KLAS)
Scott was killed Friday when according to police, she was struck by an alleged drunk driver who was driving at excessive speeds as the high school senior was on her way to pick up her cap and gown. Keenan Jackson, 37, faces felony charges for DUI resulting in death, reckless driving, and a misdemeanor for driving without a valid license.
Not far from the crash site, one of Scott’s classmates, Kensey Stevens, said she is asking for more to change at the crosswalk.
“Me and the student body of Arbor view want to add a pedestrian light and crossing guard, since multiple parents are willing to volunteer to do so,” she said. “Me and the student body think that this will be beneficial to our safety, making the morning and after school traffic more smoother and safer for us students.”
Stevens said she did not know Scott well but remembered her sensitive nature and the impact felt from its absence.
“She was super bright,” Stevens said. “She always had a smile on her face. She never would be the type to put anybody down. She was always a very happy, a cheerful girl.”
Parents and students from Arbor View High School are planning on meeting on Wednesday at 6:30 a.m. at the Chipotle on Buffalo and Grand Teton to ask for more to be done in Scott’s memory.
