SALT LAKE CITY — Students at Rowland Hall are taking their message from the classroom to the stage, joining a nationwide event giving young people a platform to speak out on an issue that hits close to home.

Inside the Larimer Center for the Performing Arts, Rowland Hall students are getting ready to read plays written by young writers. For some, like 12th grader Serenity Thompson, the stories hit close to home: "I think it's going to be very powerful and very emotional for us as well."

The students are taking part in ' ENOUGH! Plays to End Gun Violence" a nationwide reading happening in 69 communities across 32 states and in Germany. Rowland Hall is the only participant in Utah.

"It's an amazing feeling," stated 10th grader Milo Von Ispelen. "To be able to use your voice for somethin

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