story25.xml
Title
story25.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-01-30
911DA Story: Story
The day began as any other normal day. I was ready to begin my job as a teacher at Yazoo City High School. I assumed the day would be like any other day. Both myself and my students would receive a lesson that will never be forgotten.
First period came and went. Second period Advanced Placement Biology students and I went to the science lab to complete an experiment. The teacher next door to us said you have to turn on the television and see what has just happened in New York City. In a small town in Mississippi, I watched, along with my five students, as the World Trade Center buildings fell to the ground. I immediately thought of the people who did not make it out of those buildings and the individuals aboard the planes who became innocent pawns in a so called "spiritual"war.
As we watched in disbelief ,the news came about the plane crashing into the Pentagon and the plane crashing into the we heard of the plane crash in I prayed that they were ChristiansI remember needing to simply find a seat in order to sit down because my legs grew weak at the site on the television screen. I could only think of the families who would be changed forever. September 11, 2001 would be the first day of the rest of their life. I felt the need to call my mother and make sure everything was okay. I called students parents to let them know they were okay. Then we simply watched the news unfold throughout the day. Students were glued to the television screen.
I could not help but remember being a college student and seeing the space shuttle explode as I was leaving the dorm headed to an afternoon class. Once again I sit and wonder what is the world coming to.
First period came and went. Second period Advanced Placement Biology students and I went to the science lab to complete an experiment. The teacher next door to us said you have to turn on the television and see what has just happened in New York City. In a small town in Mississippi, I watched, along with my five students, as the World Trade Center buildings fell to the ground. I immediately thought of the people who did not make it out of those buildings and the individuals aboard the planes who became innocent pawns in a so called "spiritual"war.
As we watched in disbelief ,the news came about the plane crashing into the Pentagon and the plane crashing into the we heard of the plane crash in I prayed that they were ChristiansI remember needing to simply find a seat in order to sit down because my legs grew weak at the site on the television screen. I could only think of the families who would be changed forever. September 11, 2001 would be the first day of the rest of their life. I felt the need to call my mother and make sure everything was okay. I called students parents to let them know they were okay. Then we simply watched the news unfold throughout the day. Students were glued to the television screen.
I could not help but remember being a college student and seeing the space shuttle explode as I was leaving the dorm headed to an afternoon class. Once again I sit and wonder what is the world coming to.
Collection
Citation
“story25.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed December 18, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/8347.