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Two High School Soccer Teammates Commit Suicide Within Two Days
Ciara Webb (left) and Cady Housh
Courtesy Jason Webb/Courtesy Sophie Jones

A Kansas community is reeling after two high school juniors committed suicide over the weekend.

Ciara Marie Webb, 16, of Olathe, Kansas, took her own life on Friday afternoon inside her home, authorities told KCTV.

"Ciara will be forever remembered as the best daughter, granddaughter, loving sister and amazing friend," reads her obituary in the Kansas City Star. "She will always be loved for her true passion for soccer, her red post-game face, ongoing love to her friends, compassion she showed to others, love of the entire Olathe Ravens & Comets family, and her true respect for those who mentored her throughout her life."

Among the outpouring of grief and sympathy was an 8 p.m. Tweet from one of Webb's soccer teammates, Cady Housh, who wrote simply: "Rest in peace Ciara."

Two days later, on Sunday night, Housh was back on Twitter, where she posted that it had been the "worst f---king weekend of my life." At about 8:15 that evening, Housh stepped onto the railroad tracks in the path of an oncoming train.

She was then transported to an area hospital where she died from her injuries.

Gwen Poss, the principal at Olathe Northwest, sent a letter to the families and let them know that students were told about Webb's death in the first hour of school and notified about Housh's death in the second hour.

Poss' letter also urged parents to "please have a heartfelt conversation with your student about these tragedies and specifically about suicide. Have this conversation with your son or daughter tonight – you know them best. Ask them how they are feeling, be non-judgmental, and avoid any gossip related to details of the deaths or causes. Keep communication open and maintain high supervision and knowledge of their whereabouts."

A vigil was scheduled at the school for Tuesday evening.
 


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Horrible

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That is very sad. I used to live there.

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That is so sad.cry



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There's no way to understand this.

 



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Oh my. So very sad.

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So tragic. I wonder what her worst weekend entailed that she was willing to jump in front of a train.

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How awful. I was wondering that too Lexxy.

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Sadly it was probably just the usual teenage angst & not worth dying over.

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There is nothing worth dying over. They had their whole lives ahead of them.

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Lexxy wrote:

So tragic. I wonder what her worst weekend entailed that she was willing to jump in front of a train.

We will never know the back-story, but it probably includes the death of her friend. 

 



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I thought it was the same person in both pictures. They look an awful lot alike.

And it seems that suicide happens in bulk. One can and usually leads to others.

A permanent solution to a temporary problem.

What a waste.



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Two families torn by tragedy. How sad for all of them.

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It frustrates me to no end that teenagers think that whatever is going on in their life is somehow "important" in the big scheme of things. MOST of the time, it's not. They have a knee jerk reaction to something they perceive as "bad", and now they can't take it back.

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Yes, and unfortunately, we were ALL that way. Thinking it is the end of the world if you didn't get on the team or have a date for the Prom or whatever. I really think we are failing at teaching our children resilience. And, how to power through tough times and how to handle disappointment.

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Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:

Yes, and unfortunately, we were ALL that way. Thinking it is the end of the world if you didn't get on the team or have a date for the Prom or whatever. I really think we are failing at teaching our children resilience. And, how to power through tough times and how to handle disappointment.

Sure--we never let them lose, so when life smacks them and they do "lose", they are wholly unprepared to handle it.  



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Well I agree that we should teach our kids resilience.

I know I never felt like the world was over about anything in my teen years. I don't remember being so distraught over anything. If anything did "bum me out" I was over it before long and never even considered anything but trying harder next time.

Why is it some go to that point? Why do some get to the point of thinking death is the answer?



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huskerbb wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:

Yes, and unfortunately, we were ALL that way. Thinking it is the end of the world if you didn't get on the team or have a date for the Prom or whatever. I really think we are failing at teaching our children resilience. And, how to power through tough times and how to handle disappointment.

Sure--we never let them lose, so when life smacks them and they do "lose", they are wholly unprepared to handle it.  

I agree.  I think that is a problem.  We are crippling their emotional development. 



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lilyofcourse wrote:

Well I agree that we should teach our kids resilience.

I know I never felt like the world was over about anything in my teen years. I don't remember being so distraught over anything. If anything did "bum me out" I was over it before long and never even considered anything but trying harder next time.

Why is it some go to that point? Why do some get to the point of thinking death is the answer?

 I don't know.  It is just such short sighted thinking that they cannot get beyond that moment.



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They've never heard the word "no". They've never experienced disappointment.

Mom and dad never told them "no". Teachers only rarely.



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ed11563 wrote:
Lexxy wrote:

So tragic. I wonder what her worst weekend entailed that she was willing to jump in front of a train.

We will never know the back-story, but it probably includes the death of her friend. 

 

 Of course it did.

I hope they are both resting in peace.

Poor babies.

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huskerbb wrote:

They've never heard the word "no". They've never experienced disappointment.

Mom and dad never told them "no". Teachers only rarely.

 BS husker. You know NOTHING about either family.

If they play sports, of course they have experienced disappointment.

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lilyofcourse wrote:

Well I agree that we should teach our kids resilience.

I know I never felt like the world was over about anything in my teen years. I don't remember being so distraught over anything. If anything did "bum me out" I was over it before long and never even considered anything but trying harder next time.

Why is it some go to that point? Why do some get to the point of thinking death is the answer?

 Most teenagers don't think clearly and that is why they are at special risk for suicide.  They don't have the ability to realize it WILL get better b/c they only live in the moment.



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Lawyerlady wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:

Well I agree that we should teach our kids resilience.

I know I never felt like the world was over about anything in my teen years. I don't remember being so distraught over anything. If anything did "bum me out" I was over it before long and never even considered anything but trying harder next time.

Why is it some go to that point? Why do some get to the point of thinking death is the answer?

 Most teenagers don't think clearly and that is why they are at special risk for suicide.  They don't have the ability to realize it WILL get better b/c they only live in the moment.

 Yes, their ability to reason is not yet fully developed.

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flan327 wrote:
huskerbb wrote:

They've never heard the word "no". They've never experienced disappointment.

Mom and dad never told them "no". Teachers only rarely.

 BS husker. You know NOTHING about either family.

If they play sports, of course they have experienced disappointment.

flan

No, in general kids today have not really experienced disappointment.  Even in sports, everyone gets a trophy. 

They were certainly unable to handle whatever this disappointment was.  For the second, I'll grant that a death of a friend is pretty traumatic--but that happens to millions of people every day and they don't do this.

For the first, whatever happened was probably pretty minor in the big scheme of things. 

 



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huskerbb wrote:
flan327 wrote:
huskerbb wrote:

They've never heard the word "no". They've never experienced disappointment.

Mom and dad never told them "no". Teachers only rarely.

 BS husker. You know NOTHING about either family.

If they play sports, of course they have experienced disappointment.

flan

No, in general kids today have not really experienced disappointment.  Even in sports, everyone gets a trophy. 

They were certainly unable to handle whatever this disappointment was.  For the second, I'll grant that a death of a friend is pretty traumatic--but that happens to millions of people every day and they don't do this.

For the first, whatever happened was probably pretty minor in the big scheme of things. 

 

 Not in high school. My boys never did.

I agree with your last statement. Go re-read LL's latest post.

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