story2837.xml
Title
story2837.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-09-11
911DA Story: Story
On the morning of September 11th, 2001 I was at school, thinking it was a normal day. The bell rang to release students from their second hour classes and in the halls I heard talk of "World War III." I didn't know what to think or who to believe so I went to find my best friend to see if she had heard anything about it. She was just as surprised as I was, if not more.
We went to third hour to find the television on CNN. Walking down the halls, I noticed that in every classroom, the television was on and the class was all watching in shock. Classes did not take place--instead, we all watched the news in silence just thinking about how such a thing could happen in our world. Still thinking we were bombed, I watched in awe as the second plane hit the world trade center. As we questioned our teacher, he explained it was a terrorist attack and they had also hit the Pentagon.
When that class was over, I did not want to leave--instead, I wanted to watch the TV and see if anything else had happened. School was just not the same--the halls were dead silent and everywhere you turned, you'd see people crying and hugging their friends. I prayed that everyone was okay--especially my family and friends in the New York area.
September 11th has changed life as we know it all over the world. It has touched all of our lives and saddened them, but through it, I think our country has really grown together. People have become more understanding of others and we now appreciate our lives more than we did before this horrible event. September 11th is something I will never forget.
We went to third hour to find the television on CNN. Walking down the halls, I noticed that in every classroom, the television was on and the class was all watching in shock. Classes did not take place--instead, we all watched the news in silence just thinking about how such a thing could happen in our world. Still thinking we were bombed, I watched in awe as the second plane hit the world trade center. As we questioned our teacher, he explained it was a terrorist attack and they had also hit the Pentagon.
When that class was over, I did not want to leave--instead, I wanted to watch the TV and see if anything else had happened. School was just not the same--the halls were dead silent and everywhere you turned, you'd see people crying and hugging their friends. I prayed that everyone was okay--especially my family and friends in the New York area.
September 11th has changed life as we know it all over the world. It has touched all of our lives and saddened them, but through it, I think our country has really grown together. People have become more understanding of others and we now appreciate our lives more than we did before this horrible event. September 11th is something I will never forget.
Collection
Citation
“story2837.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed December 12, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/4383.