Gordon High School’s homecoming queen, junior Faith Garnett, wore a sleeveless, blue-and-white floral gown and stood steadily as the crown was fitted on her. Next to her was the homecoming king, Ry Reed. He had on his football jersey—the uniform of a team that, before the disaster, had won two straight Texas state championships.

Could it have been only six months since the field they were posturing on was entirely ravaged?

The crowning took place at halftime during the Gordon High Longhorns’ final game of the regular season. No school waits until the last week of its football schedule to hold homecoming, but then again, most schools don’t have to wait until the first Friday night in November to play their home opener. Indeed, until this game, Gordon High was still in the process of recov

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