Berta Cabaza sixth graders are shown during a 9/11 observance Monday. (Staff photo by Michael Rodriguez)
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ
Managing Editor
editor@sbnewspaper.com
Many of them were too young to remember, but for the sixth grade students at Berta Cabaza Middle School (BCMS), paying tribute to those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks was simply the right thing to do.
“The terrorists did so many horrible things, so it’s important to remember the fallen and the heroes,” said 11-year-old Eddie Abrego, Jr.
Abrego was one of nearly 300 sixth graders on Monday, Sept. 12, who shared similar sentiments in observance of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
“This past week, we reflected and mourned for our fellow Americans who so tragically lost their lives,” Abrego said at the observance. “Some died by acts of terrorism, some by taking over a plane and sacrificing their lives for us, others by returning to a collapsing building to try to rescue just one more person. We learned that these heroes and victims made us proud to be Americans.”
Eleven-year-old Sabrina Pequeño penned a poem. “They rushed into hell’s inferno knowing full well what they’d face, and sacrificed their own lives so others could flee that place,” her poem read.
The observance also included the planting of an oak tree, which was donated by Secret Garden. Event organizers and BCMS sixth grade teachers Juan Orozco, Janie Silva, and Afterschool Program Coordinator Nelda Gonzalez said the tree symbolizes resistance and strength.
All who participated, students, teachers and faculty were dressed in patriotic attire, waving American flags and displaying drawings sketched for the occasion.
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