The first of the final farewells were made here this weekend, in funeral parlors, in churches and on nearly every glossy inch of the ivory white casket holding the remains of Rachel Joy Scott.

These hands belong to Rachel Joy Scott and someday will touch millions of peoples' hearts.'" After her death her family started Rachel's Challenge to carry out the teachings of her creed that ...

NEW MILFORD -- Rachel Joy Scott was unafraid to be quirky, often donning silly hats and striking funny poses. She was nice to even those who mocked her conviviality. She was a prolific diary ...

It was the day Rachel Joy Scott was laid to rest. The 17-year-old junior from Columbine ... Before the service, students gathered around the white casket adorned with one red rose. With black markers, ...

SEABROOK — Seabrook Middle School students were inspired by Rachel Joy Scott last Friday, even though the 17-year-old has been gone for eight years. Scott was the first victim of the Columbine ...

The diary belonged to 17-year-old Rachel Joy Scott, who scribbled six words in capital letters on the back cover: “I won’t be labeled as average.” Just below the message was a bullet hole.

where they learned about Rachel Joy Scott, who at the young age of 17 became the first victim of the mass shooting in 1999 at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. Students not only learned ...

Seventeen years has passed since losing my daughter Rachel Joy Scott in the Columbine High School shooting of April 20, 1999 where 13 precious people lost their lives. There has not been one day ...

It's been 20 years since Darrell Scott last hugged his daughter. "My middle child was Rachel Joy Scott and she was the first victim of the Columbine tragedy," said Scott. Scott's son was also in ...

The program is based on an essay titled "My Ethics, My Codes of Life," written by Rachel Joy Scott, the first student killed in the tragedy at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., ...

For a woman who died at 17, Rachel Joy Scott’s life has had a profound effect, thanks to her parents’ efforts to share the message of Christian compassion that was the core of her identity ...