Keanon Lowe, Coach
Keanon Lowe is a football coach, track and field coach, and a school security guard at Parkrose High School. Three positions that put him in contact with students everyday. On one of those days, he was exactly where he needed to be, keeping one student from hurting himself, or possibly others.
In May, 2019 Keanon came across a student armed with a shotgun. He helped disarm the student when he was inside the school, just as he was entering the classroom. While the student said he was only going to hurt himself, it could have been worse. Once the shotgun was out of the student's possession, Keanon held him in his arms, he said, "I just wanted to let him know that I was there for him. I told him that I was there to save him. I was there for a reason and that this is a life worth living. The universe works in amazing ways. I'm lucky and I'm happy that I was in the classroom for all those kids and I was able to prevent that tragedy."
When he took his position at the school, he did so to help guide and coach young people whose shoes he had once been in. Keanon is grateful that no one had been hurt and is determined to be part of the solution to help stop school gun violence.
Keanon recently took a position at the University of Nebraska, under his former head football coach when he played at the University of Oregon.
In May, 2019 Keanon came across a student armed with a shotgun. He helped disarm the student when he was inside the school, just as he was entering the classroom. While the student said he was only going to hurt himself, it could have been worse. Once the shotgun was out of the student's possession, Keanon held him in his arms, he said, "I just wanted to let him know that I was there for him. I told him that I was there to save him. I was there for a reason and that this is a life worth living. The universe works in amazing ways. I'm lucky and I'm happy that I was in the classroom for all those kids and I was able to prevent that tragedy."
When he took his position at the school, he did so to help guide and coach young people whose shoes he had once been in. Keanon is grateful that no one had been hurt and is determined to be part of the solution to help stop school gun violence.
Keanon recently took a position at the University of Nebraska, under his former head football coach when he played at the University of Oregon.