Kali is the fourth student the school has lost within the past year, but Clark said students at Skyline have found ways to make something positive out of bad situations.

For Kali, the student body decided to sell blue Skyline Eagle wristbands and will be sending the money to an aid foundation set up by her father, Stuart, to help tsunami victims. By noon Monday, more than $1,000 had been raised, and community members even visited the school with donations.

Students also created a memorial at her locker with Kali's picture, notes and letters. And today, students will hang 1,000 paper cranes at her locker as a token of healing and peace.

Stuart Breisch and Shonti had spent five days combing the country's beaches before breaking off the search to be with Jai in Bangkok.

The family was staying at the Thailand resort area of Khao Lak when the tsunami hit the day after Christmas. Kali and Jai were in a bungalow that was knocked down by a huge wave. Jai was carried nearly half a mile.

Stuart and his fiance, Sally Nelson of San Diego, and Shonti were on a dive boat at the time and escaped injury.

As of Monday, the Breisch family was in the process of making flight arrangements for their return trip. However, the date has not been confirmed.

"It's very hard to be here, and yet this was the last place I saw her," Stuart Breisch said during the "Good Morning America" interview. "I have memories of her — we had a really good time here before this happened."

Those wanting to donate to Kali's foundation can visit www.4kali.org.

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