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Monday, March 12, 2012  Crisis Teams will be at Homer High School following the death of a ninth grader.  A message on the district website posted by the Superintendent Nancy Ruscio said the Administrative Team and High School Crisis Team met Monday night and will meet again early Tuesday morning.

Monday, October 31, 2011  A mother who learned on Facebook that her son had died of a head injury during a high school football game believes authorities should do a better job notifying people during emergencies.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011  Hundreds of people attended calling hours for Ridge Barden, a Phoenix football player who died after being hurt in a game Friday night,

Tuesday, October 18, 2011  Matt's Memo: Matt Mulcahy blogs about the credit deserved by the leaders of the Phoenix School District for walking students through the grieving process after the death of 16 year old Ridge Barden on the football field.

Monday, October 17, 2011  Students at Phoenix High School are wearing orange and black to honor Ridge Barden, a Phoenix  football player died after a game against Homer on Friday.

Sunday, October 16, 2011  Preliminary cause of death now released