article_snippet.sent: Friends embrace and remember slain student Maren Sanchez on Saturday, April 25, 2015 .
article_snippet.sent: The day was bittersweet, with some exchanging long hugs, but organizers said organizers agreed with Maren Sanchez's mother, Donna Cimarelli, that the community did not need another vigil. '
article_snippet.sent: We've cried a lot in this town.
article_snippet.sent: Maren was a girl who brought people together.'
article_snippet.sent: Fran Thompson, the high school principal, said students and faculty are still recovering from the loss of the beloved girl.
article_snippet.sent: All in purple: Students hold hands and remember Maren Sanchez on Saturday, April 25, 2015, while listening to live music during the 'Peace Love & Music From Maren' event . '
article_snippet.sent: This whole year has really changed us a lot,' Maren Sanchez said. '
article_snippet.sent: I think This whole year's made us more aware of the importance to remember the good in people, to take a moment and put things in perspective.'