The Day's Events, Through The Eyes of a High School Student

"Don't go to school today."

That's what 17-year-old Lynbrook High School student Parth Dhebar's father told him this morning when he called.

"I was in shock," Parth said.

His father had explained there had been but the high schooler was still dazed by the news.

"Lynbrook High School was in complete chaos," Parth said. "They didn’t know whether or not. And students were divided too. Some went to school, others didn’t."

Parth said that the school called a 'Code Blue.' He decided to stay put.

"That was my morning, my day," he said. "I was in constant fear. I couldn’t get out of the house."

And Then There Was Jobs

At about 4:38 p.m., the second major piece of news for Cupertino broke. Arguably, maybe even the bigger of the two.

"I saw ABC7 tweet that Steve Jobs had passed away," Parth said. "I knew that they had been hacked many times so I wasn't sure if it was a hoax. Then I saw that others were doing it as well. I felt torn apart."

Parth began combing the Twitter feeds and found a tweet by Robert Scoble saying that people were going to Apple headquarters and placing flowers there in memory of Jobs.

"The day had been a real roller coaster of emotions," Parth said. "I expected to go to school. And to be honest, I wasn’t really afraid of the shootings because it was under control because of all the cops. Then I heard about Steve Jobs…"

The Silicon Valley legend had inspired the 17-year-old since his days at Miller Middle School.

Parth had taught himself how to create iPhone applications in 40 hours during one summer, and, in 2009 launched the first two of nine applications he's created to-date.

The first two; one that allowed speed dialing on the first generation iPhone, which did not come with those capabilities, and a second application that calculated temperature. Both applications are still bringing him revenue two years later.

He later launched his own blog, where he reviews iPhone and iPad applications: simple-reviews.com.

"I use his (Steve Jobs') philosophy of keeping things simple, straight to the point," Parth said. "That’s why, although I never met him personally, he’s meant a lot ot me."

The philosophy and drive to stand out from the crowd, to be different as Parth describes have also had an effect on the teen.

"He (Steve Jobs) transformed me from a regular student to an entrepreneur," Parth said. "So I decided to go to show my admiration."

The 17-year-old went to Apple headquarters Wednesday and placed flowers there and took in the scene.

And as far as Thursday's concerned, things are looking split for the Lynbrook High student.

"I’m looking forward to tomorrow because it’s a new day, because it's time to move on," Parth said. "But many people at school know that I’m a big Apple fan, and I know they will be asking me how I feel, and they won’t be serious about it, but there’s not a way to dodge those questions. It’s going to be an interesting school day."