story2597.xml
Title
story2597.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-09-11
911DA Story: Story
I was at school, in my second period class.
The principal came
over the intercom and said "Teachers, I need to ask that you
not watch the news with the unfolding events in your class-
time, waiat until your break."
There was a hint of urgency in his voice, and of course, not
many people knew it at that point, and many teachers as well
as students did exactly what he had asked us not to. My
teacher had lent her T.V. that day so she went into the hall
and asked so,eone. At that time only the first planae had
hit and we didn't know much about it. she came back saying
that there was a crash between the world trade centers and it
was nothing, so we all calmed down. Well, when we went to 3rd
period is when everything got stirred up! The students that
had watched it were in histerics and it sent everyone into panic.
By the time we got to 4th everyone was still really confused,
and so my 4th period teacher turned on the news and explained
that we were under attack. Everyone just watched, silently.
Lots of students were crying. We were asll constantly (even teachers)
watching out the windows and doing nothing but talking about it.
When i got home I called both my parents and other relatives
to make sure everything would be okay. I remember hearing jets over
the school for the next few days, and everytime everyone would rush to the
window and it would just start all over again. Then one time
about 2 weeks later we weere in choir and we heard a really
loud sound like an engine or thunder. Everyone startied crying immediatley.
We were all like that for about 30 seconds, but it seemed
like 10 hours. We figured out it was just the band next door
playing on the big drums, but I will never, ever forget how
I felt during that time. And, now, it being the 1 year anniversary
of 9/11 it just brings back all the memories and I feel even
more upset because of what we know today. ALways remeber our
armed forces and police and fire fighters. I always supported
them because my family is a miltary and police family, but
I think it's ironic, that this event, meant to send us into chaos
and terrorize us, has actually helped us more than hurt us. We
will always remeber and they will never ever get away with this!
The principal came
over the intercom and said "Teachers, I need to ask that you
not watch the news with the unfolding events in your class-
time, waiat until your break."
There was a hint of urgency in his voice, and of course, not
many people knew it at that point, and many teachers as well
as students did exactly what he had asked us not to. My
teacher had lent her T.V. that day so she went into the hall
and asked so,eone. At that time only the first planae had
hit and we didn't know much about it. she came back saying
that there was a crash between the world trade centers and it
was nothing, so we all calmed down. Well, when we went to 3rd
period is when everything got stirred up! The students that
had watched it were in histerics and it sent everyone into panic.
By the time we got to 4th everyone was still really confused,
and so my 4th period teacher turned on the news and explained
that we were under attack. Everyone just watched, silently.
Lots of students were crying. We were asll constantly (even teachers)
watching out the windows and doing nothing but talking about it.
When i got home I called both my parents and other relatives
to make sure everything would be okay. I remember hearing jets over
the school for the next few days, and everytime everyone would rush to the
window and it would just start all over again. Then one time
about 2 weeks later we weere in choir and we heard a really
loud sound like an engine or thunder. Everyone startied crying immediatley.
We were all like that for about 30 seconds, but it seemed
like 10 hours. We figured out it was just the band next door
playing on the big drums, but I will never, ever forget how
I felt during that time. And, now, it being the 1 year anniversary
of 9/11 it just brings back all the memories and I feel even
more upset because of what we know today. ALways remeber our
armed forces and police and fire fighters. I always supported
them because my family is a miltary and police family, but
I think it's ironic, that this event, meant to send us into chaos
and terrorize us, has actually helped us more than hurt us. We
will always remeber and they will never ever get away with this!
Collection
Citation
“story2597.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed December 22, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/5764.