The elementary students are establishing a library to remember the two elementary-aged sisters.
SACHSE, Texas — Inside Wylie ISD’s Cox Elementary School are thousands of stories, but for staff and students, there’s just one story and one chapter that haunts them.
A year ago, 11-year-old Daniela Mendoza and her sister 8-year-old Sofia became two of the eight victims of a mass shooting at. Both were students at Cox and both left an indelible mark. Teachers and students continue to mourn the immeasurable loss of the two girls a year later, said kindergarten dual language teacher Lorena Reyes.
Both Daniela and Sofia formed special relationships with both students and teachers. Daniela created special moments in hallways with ESL teacher Stephanie Green and Sofia was always ready to provide a helping hand to her classmates. Those are the kinds of qualities that led Sofia’s second-grade teacher to reward students who exhibit the same kind of character. To make sure that no one forgets the beloved girls, teachers and classmates came up with a novel idea.
“It’s important that we continue talking about them, cherish the joy they brought and continue spreading it as if they were still here,” said Lorena Reyes.
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