One of the 17 victims of February 14’s shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida was Alex Schachter. Schachter, 14, was a lifelong UConn fan and hoped to come to Storrs after high school and play trombone in the marching band, following in the footsteps of multiple family members.
Shortly after the shooting, UConn issued Schachter a posthumous letter of acceptance and his family has since started a band scholarship in his name.
On Thursday, during halftime of UConn’s season opener against No. 23 UCF, the marching band paid tribute to Schachter by playing his favorite song, “25 or 6 to 4” by Chicago.