April Showers

''April showers'' is an American film based on a true but devastating story set on Jefferson High School on the 20th of April 1999 and it's upcoming days.This movie directed by Andrew Robinson(who was a senior at the school at the time of the shooting) has captivated the hearts of many and brought them to tears as individuals lost their friends weeks before their graduation.This story starts out as a ordinary school day that gets twisted into a nightmare filled with violence.

It was a normal and enjoyable day at Jefferson High School and student Sean Ryan played by Kelly Blatz was with friends when the unexpected happens ,a shooting starts and mayhem begins.Shocked and panicked the students race to the exit not knowing what's going on.Since the exit seems to have been occupied ,Sean and his friends charge to the back of the school which is blocked by fences while other students desperately try to climb it Sean and his friends grab a chair and break through then everyone dashes to escape.

Back at the school a teacher named Martin Blackwell played by Tom Arnolds is surrounded with his students and informs them of his plan.They will run to the exit not looking back and he will be behind them ensuring they reach the exit safely.This plan works only until the shooters hit Martin Blackwell and one of the students stays behind helping the teacher and the situation leads them back to the room.While Sean desperately attempts to find April ,played by co-star Ellen Woglom,he saves a classmate but is soon informed of April's death.By now the school is surrounded by police and ambulances.

Back at the school Martin Backwell thanks the student for helping him and takes his last breath watching his family photos and the student is saved by policemen.

The students mourn for their lost friends and try to adjust back to their normal lives and leave behind them all that occurred which caused the death of twelve students ,one teacher and wounded twenty-three people.The students try to make sense of this tragedy that turned their life around and will haunt them forever.They then were notified that that the two shooters were students themselves.The shooters committed suicide at the scene of the mayhem..

By : Fatma Senussi Zaidan