Columbine High School massacre

Columbine High School or CHS is a high school in unincorporated Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Columbine High School opened in the fall... of 1973. There was no senior class in its first year. The school's first graduating class was the class of 1975. Columbine is named after the surrounding community of Columbine, which in turn is named after the state flower of Colorado: the columbine. The school's first principal was Gerald Difford. The official school colors are blue and silver. The colors were selected through a vote by students at Ken Caryl Junior High School and Bear Creek High School who would be the first students to attend Columbine High School when the school opened in 1973. Columbine High School was the site of one of the deadliest massacres in modern United States history. It is the deadliest high school massacre in U.S. history. This massacre took place on April 20, 1999, when Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 12 students and one teacher, and wounded 23 others, before taking their own lives. The massacre made headlines around the world, making Columbine a household name, and causing a moral panic in American high schools.
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