Taylor Furgalack and Lakeisha Terry, mother of North Forsyth sophomore Torrance Thomas, hand out Krispy Kreme doughnuts as North Forsyth High School students return to school on Friday morning. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
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Furgalack and Terry, mother of North Forsyth sophomore Torrance Thomas, hand out Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
Anita Miller, a 1984 graduate of North Forsyth, accepts a Krispy Kreme doughnut from Taylor Furgalack as North Forsyth High School students return to school on Friday morning. Miller, who came to support students, said “this is my school so this is my community.” Furgalack accompanied Lakeisha Terry, mother of North Forsyth sophomore Torrance Thomas, to hand out doughnuts.
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Winston-Salem Police cruisers park in the bus lot as North Forsyth High School students return to school on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of a 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
Winston-Salem Police Chief William Penn Jr. speaks with other law enforcement officials before North Forsyth High School students return to school on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
Winston-Salem Police cruisers park in the bus lot as North Forsyth High School students return to school on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of a 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
Winston-Salem Police officers walk past a side entrance before North Forsyth High School students return to school on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
Community members pray in the hallway before North Forsyth High School students return to school on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
A woman walks by as community members pray in the hallway before North Forsyth High School students return to school on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
Forsyth County Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough Jr. walks outside with Winston-Salem Police Chief William Penn Jr. after a prayer with community members before North Forsyth High School students return to school on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
Sara Lopez, a pastor at Iglesia Sin Fronteras, prays before North Forsyth High School students return to school on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
Father Gabriel Habib, of Archangel Michael and St. Philopateer Coptic Orthodox Church, prays before North Forsyth High School students return to school on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
North Forsyth High School head football coach Bernard Williams Jr. is embraced by Mike Muse before students return to school on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
North Forsyth High School athletic director Sean Vestal shakes hand with Winston-Salem police officers before students return to school on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
Taylor Furgalack and Lakeisha Terry, mother of North Forsyth sophomore Torrance Thomas, hand out Krispy Kreme doughnuts as North Forsyth High School students return to school on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
Virginia Divine, a 1984 graduate from North Forsyth, holds up a poster as North Forsyth High School students return to school on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
North Forsyth High School students return to school on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
Anita Miller, a 1984 graduate of North Forsyth, accepts a Krispy Kreme doughnut from Taylor Furgalack as North Forsyth High School students return to school on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Miller, who came to support students, said “this is my school so this is my community.” Furgalack accompanied Lakeisha Terry, mother of North Forsyth sophomore Torrance Thomas, to hand out doughnuts. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
Police tape remains on the ground as a bus drops off North Forsyth High School students as community members welcome them back to school on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
A bus drops off North Forsyth High School students as community members welcome them back to school on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
North Forsyth High School students walk along the sidewalk as they return to school on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
North Forsyth High School students walk along the sidewalk as they return to school on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
North Forsyth High School students are dropped off by a bus as they return to school on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
A bus drops off North Forsyth High School students as community members welcome them back to school on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
Taylor Furgalack and Lakeisha Terry, mother of North Forsyth sophomore Torrance Thomas, hand out Krispy Kreme doughnuts as North Forsyth High School students return to school on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
Taylor Furgalack and Lakeisha Terry, mother of North Forsyth sophomore Torrance Thomas, hand out Krispy Kreme doughnuts as North Forsyth High School students return to school on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
Community members provide support and welcome North Forsyth High School students back to school on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
A North Forsyth High School student steps off the bus as students return to school on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools board of education chair Deanna Kaplan holds a “you are loved” sign as North Forsyth High School students return to school on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
Ebony Berry, mother of a North Forsyth junior, embraces Cynthia Vaughan, a school counselor, as North Forsyth High School students return to school on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
Cynthia Vaughan, a school counselor, speaks with Ebony Berry, mother of a North Forsyth junior, as North Forsyth High School students return to school on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
A bus drives past a memorial to North Forsyth High School as students return to class on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
A memorial of balloons and flowers has been created at an entrance to North Forsyth High School on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
Gwen Ferguson, who works in the cafeteria at North Forsyth High School, looks down momentarily after adding flowers to a memorial at an entrance to the school on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
Gwen Ferguson, who works in the cafeteria at North Forsyth High School, adds flowers to a memorial at an entrance to the school on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
Gwen Ferguson, who works in the cafeteria at North Forsyth High School, takes a picture of a sign hanging on a gate that reads “we stand together” after she added flowers to a memorial on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
A memorial of balloons and flowers has been created at an entrance to North Forsyth High School on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
A memorial of balloons and flowers has been created at an entrance to North Forsyth High School on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
Busses drive past a memorial to North Forsyth High School on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
A bus drives past a memorial to North Forsyth High School as students return to class on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Today is the first day students have returned to school since Tuesday afternoon after a fight resulted in the death of 16-year-old student, Cameron Graham, who succumbed to stab wounds.
John Deem covers the Triad for the Winston-Salem Journal and Greensboro News & Record. Contact him at joun.deem@lee.net
