Friday Hurricane High School students will gather in the gym dressed in red, form a heart, snap a picture, and hit send.
That picture will be a show of solidarity for Andrew Parks, a high school freshman who dropped in the school’s gym earlier in the week.
The school’s athletic trainer, Brian SIgman, ran and performed CPR until paramedics arrived.
“I would never want to do that again,” said Signman. “I hope I never have to. The students did what they had to do, I had to do what I had to do, and hopefully we made a difference in this young man’s life.”
Andrew’s mom is a teacher in the Putnam School District. Thursday there was an outpouring of support all over the county.
Winfield and Hurricane have a friendly rivalry on the ball field. That rivalry melted away, as Winfield students and staff wore red as a show of support.
“Basically, in the end, it’s just a game,” senior Ryan Daly said. “We just wanted to show the family support and that we’re here to do whatever the family may need.”
By late Thursday afternoon, Facebook pages were being shared that Andrew was off the ventilator in a Cincinnati hospital and breathing on his own.
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the family with medical bills.
You can find it searching: “Andrew Parks Medical Fund.”
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