TALLADEGA COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) -- School is about the last thing most students think about on Labor Day.

In Winterboro, school is the only place the senior class wanted to be on Labor Day in 2025.

Around two dozen seniors gathered at their school Monday morning to sing the Winterboro High School alma mater. The song is normally reserved for after a big win. It was sung Monday, however, in memory of the biggest loss some students have ever dealt with.

“This has been very tough," student Trenton Garrett said. "We've never felt no pain like we have before. This is going to be tough."

Over the weekend, Winterboro football and track star Kenny Simmons died. Talladega County Coroner Shaddix Murphy said no foul play is suspected in his death.

Garrett, a teammate of Simmons, organized the gath

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