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Middle School Students Form Heart, Hold Moment Of Silence

DENVER (CBS4) - Hundreds of students from McAuliffe International School in Denver formed a giant heart on the school's field on Wednesday.

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Students at McAuliffe International School in Denver (credit: CBS)

They also observed 17 minutes of silence as their version of a walkout.

A group of students at this school designed t-shirts with the names of mass shooting victims across the country.

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The money they raise will be donated the Giffords Law Center to prevent gun violence and Gabby Giffords herself even tweeted about the students.

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