Day of service, love honors those lost in Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School tragedy in Parkland

Saturday will mark eight years since the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland that all of South Florida and the rest of the U.S. will never forget.

Seventeen beloved members of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas family were killed, but they will never be forgotten.

On Friday, the Broward School District observed a day of service and love for the 14 students and three staff members who were killed during the mass shooting that took place in 2018.

Tributes were held at schools across the district and held a moment of reflection at 10:17 a.m.

District coming together to honor those who were lost

Events to honor those who were killed in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018 were held at schools across the district.

At Driftwood Elementary School in Hollywood, students from all grades gathered on the physical education field to form the word "LOVE," with the letter "O" in the shape of a heart.

Students at South Broward High School in Hollywood participated in HeArts & Crafts, including making bookmarks for elementary school students, painting coffee cup sleeves with kindness messages, decorating clothespins with positive messages and creating Wishing Tree Notes.

Students at Ramblewood Elementary School in Coral Springs collected food items for children in need, and assembled "Weekend Packs" for families through a community partnership with a local church.

And Deerfield Beach Elementary School students created artwork that depicts a Path to Kindness. Students were decorating paper cutouts of rocks with messages of love and caring and then attached them to the path.

Students have also been earing "Love Stickers" throughout the day for kind actions to add them to the Path of Kindness.