Winnenden school shooting and friends. Chancellor Angela Merkel described the shootings as "incomprehensible". "It is unimaginable that in just seconds, pupils and teachers were killed – it is an appalling crime," she told reporters. "This is a day of mourning for the whole of Germany," she continued. Baden-Württemberg Minister-President Günther Oettinger travelled to the scene of the crime by helicopter shortly after the news broke. Oettinger spoke of a "horrible and in no way explainable crime". He also expressed his condolences to the victims, students and families. "This has touched all of Baden-Württemberg. The school, the town, the future, education, and raising children
The Town School New York's best college preparatory schools and public high schools. The Town School was founded in 1913 by Hazel Hyde as Miss Hyde’s School, a nursery school on East 81st Street. After a dozen years, the school moved to 114 East 76th Street, where it remained for nearly four decades. Following the resignation of Hazel Hyde in 1936, the school was renamed The Town School under the leadership of Harriette Young, Margaret Crane and Lois Wright. In 1945, following the end of World War II, The Town School purchased its location on East 76th Street and later acquired two adjoining