Balloons and a sign that reads 'Praying for Elle and Steele' greet people as they enter the Canterbury School Gates in Fort Myers.
NBC2 spoke to their former soccer coach and teammates who are still stunned the two were hurt in the New Orleans terror attack.
"It was just, you know, having a good time. And the next thing I know I hear about, you know, the incident," Paolo Acosta.
Just 3 hours into the the new year in New Orleans, the unthinkable happens, two 19-year-old girls were run over by a truck.
Former soccer teammates of Elle Eisele and Steel Idelson say they are stunned that girls got hurt in the terror attack.
Girls who were caught in the terrorist attack
"It definitely like, feels weird. Like when you hear about something like that, it's tragic. But like knowing people, I know it makes it ten times worse," said Lucy Waldau.
Both teens are in a New Orleans hospital recovering from broken bones and internal injuries.
Their former coach said they were great players.
"They were fantastic. I mean, they've they kind of set the tone and the kind of our script now," said their former coach, Paolo Acosta.
Both their families are with them as they recover. School resumes here for their friends on Monday.