By Rachael Pacella rpacella@capgaznews.com School buses rolling down Benfield Boulevard in the pre-dawn darkness Monday were greeted by extra-bright messages drawn on poster boards and illuminated with lanterns, phones and flashlights. “H.O.P.E.,” one read. “Hold On Pain Ends.” READ MORE...
by: Maggy van Eijk BuzzFeed Ellie’s Bus is a bright orange ‘78 Volkswagen camper van. There’s a Scooby-Doo decal on one side and Shaggy’s cheeky grin plastered across the other. Sixteen-year-old Ellie Leikin, of Severna Park, Maryland, didn’t mind the homage to Scooby-Doo’s Mystery Machine when she bought...
by: Cindy Huang , Capital Gazette Contact Reporter Ellie Leikin's parents didn't know she was sick. They didn't know that her bubbly personality and achievements masked her struggle with depression. "She played a role of being well," her father, Larry Leikin said. "She wasn't well." Last November, the 16-year-old Severna Park High...
by Dylan Roche, Severna Park Voice A daughter, a sister, a friend, a student, an artist, and a hippie at heart. There were many ways that loved ones related to 16-year-old Ellie Leikin, but her parents, Larry and Sherry, hope that in the aftermath of her...