On May 28, 2016, the world lost another American hero.

Harambe was just like any other western lowland gorilla. He was a gorilla with hopes and dreams; a gorilla that wanted to make something of his life - a life that was cut short when a young child wandered into his enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo. Harambe was shot in cold blood. My boy dindu nuffin.

Harambe the Gorilla was taken unjustifiably by our great nation. There is nothing we can do to atone for our great mistake, but we can make the memory of his life live on forever.

In Harambe's honor, we, Gage Kinard and John-Henry Lambert, as representatives of the Greenwood High School student body, are petitioning Greenwood District 50 to rename Greenwood High School "Harambe High School."