Blendon eight graders attended the 911 Memorial Ceremony held in First Responder’s Park. Inclement weather forced the program to be moved into fire truck bays at Fire Station 111.
Because most eighth grade students at Blendon Middle School were around one year old on September 11, 2001, they can’t remember firsthand what happened on that fateful day. But educators are going to great lengths to help them understand the importance of the attack on U.S. soil that cost thousands of innocent lives and changed America forever. For the second year in a row, eighth grade pupils attended the commemoration ceremony held at First Responder’s Park.
Westerville’s Chief Fire Marshal, Brian Miller, visited classrooms earlier in the week, sharing his perspective about Patriot Day. Following the ceremony, the children created a tapestry with 2,996 rose petals in red, white and blue, each petal symbolizing one of the victims who died on September 11, 2001.
Part of the PRIDE building initiative, this activity connected topics of study in language arts class with important historic events and the Westerville community. Blend PRIDE is all about showing Positivity, Respect, Integrity, Determination, and Engagement in learning.