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Read yesterday's article in the Denton Record-Chronicle about what Vail's schools are doing to honor her.

By Caitlyn Jones

PILOT POINT — Vail Johnson’s locker at Pilot Point Intermediate School looks the same as it did two years ago.

Red folders lay undisturbed at the bottom while photos of the 9-year-old and her horses line the metal interior.

A patterned Styrofoam cup-turned-pencil holder hangs on one of the hooks next to a small poster featuring two dogs in tiaras and the words “best friends.”

Vail passed away unexpectedly on Aug. 31, 2016, from a heart condition, but signs of her legacy pepper Pilot Point schools and the town itself.

Some are subtle, like her untouched locker or the tattoo of a tree with butterflies (Vail’s favorite) on her stepfather Chad’s forearm.

Others are evident when you walk onto campus, like the framed short story Vail wrote about friendship that hangs in each school’s front office.

The latest memorial to honor Vail will come in the form of an out