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Special Report: Kids Observe 9/11
Young people respond to anniversary of the attacks
Years after the attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, the day has come to mean many different things to many different people. In the articles below, young people share their experiences of 9/11 with Scholastic News Online and talk about what September 11 means to them.
Don't forget to read about Scholastic Kid Reporter John Dixon's tour of a traveling museum of September 11 artifacts in the photo slideshow "Pieces of 9/11." Dixon shares the stories of survivors and victims' relatives who spoke during the exhibit's opening ceremony in Columbia, South Carolina.
View this slideshow.
Also, click here for Scholastic News Online's initial coverage of 9/11, which remains online as a resource for students, teachers, and parents.
by Karen Fanning
Scholastic News Online | September8,2006
Americans all over the world marked the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. This National Day of Mourning paid tribute to the nearly 3,000 people who were killed in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania.