The eleventh anniversary of September 11 was commemorated Tuesday. Students and teachers mourned the losses of loved ones and strangers killed in the 9/11 attacks on the United States of America in 2001. Teachers remember the tragedy clearly, seniors and juniors, vaguely and freshman, barely or not at all. Despite the spectrum of experiences faced by members of the Orono community, all were called to honor those lost. Principal David Benson began the day with an announcement over-viewing the events that brought the nation to it’s knees. The effects of 9/11 continue to change the United States, and the day, the victims and the heroes will not be forgotten.

To read The Spartan Speaks tenth anniversary tribute from 2011, click here.

To hear KS95’s soundscape tribute, click here. Note: this may be disturbing for some audiences.

Maddie Mayhew is the Online Editor-in-Chief for The Spartan Speaks.