By: Kelsey

On April 14, a senior from my school passed away by unknown causes. He was a star athlete and in great shape, but was found unconcious in the bathroom at his home by a friend who had come to pick him up for school. Our principal made the announcement over the PA that he had passed away that morning, leaving everyone in a state of schocked silence and grief. I didn't know him personally, but his death and the emotions of my classmates who did know him broke my heart. I have a tape of Sarah McLachlan songs in my car, and when I left school early that day, I put the tape in and the song "Shelter" came on. The lyrics spoke exactly what I was feeling, and made me sob uncontrollably. Sarah's songs have always spoken to me on some level, but never so strongly as "Shelter" did that day. I want to thank her for giving her talent for music and words to the world, they have meant so much to me and millions of others.