NEW BOSTON, Texas - New Boston High School held a candlelight vigil Monday night in honor of the teenagers who died early Sunday morning in a car accident.
Megan Daniel, 17, and Ashlin Cox, 19, both of New Boston, as well as Katelyn Vaughn, 17, of Simms, Texas, died in a one-car accident 6 miles north of DeKalb in Bowie County.
Daniel was a student at New Boston High, while Cox was a recent graduate.
Simms High School held a vigil Sunday night for Vaughn.
Monday night's vigil included words from New Boston Superintendent Brian Bobbitt and a local pastor, in addition to hymns from locals. The hymns performed included "Amazing Grace" and "How Great Thou Art."
Friends and family of Daniel and Cox sat to the right of the speakers and singers, as the crowd sat with lit candles in the bleachers and off to the side. After the speakers concluded their statements, the families released balloons.
Bobbitt conveyed a message of togetherness, as students and family members looked on.
"A lot of our students sitting over here to my right are hurt," he said. "We talk about teamwork, 'together we're better,' being all in and family. We say those things a lot. Now's the time to put those words to action, to make sure that you show these families that it's not just words. It's who we are."