HOUSTON – Houston Independent School District students on Wednesday remembered the victims of the 9/11 attacks.
The HISD High School for Law and Justice hosted a ceremony to remember the tragic day and honor the victims and survivors.
"Today, we gather here to show the families that we will never forget, and their loved ones will always be remembered," one student said during the ceremony.
Former President George W. Bush participates in a wreath-laying ceremony at the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial to commemorate the anniversary of the September 11th terror attacks, on Sept. 11, 2019, in Arlington, Virginia.Former President George W. Bush (C), U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper (L) and former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial to commemorate the anniversary of the September 11th terror attacks, on Sept.11, 2019, in Arlington, Virginia.The Wall of Names at the Flight 93 National Memorial on Sept. 11, 2019, in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.The Wall of Names at the Flight 93 National Memorial on Sept. 11, 2019, in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.Visitors listen as Vice President Mike Pence delivers a speech at the Flight 93 National Memorial on Sept. 11, 2019, in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.Family members of the September 11 terrorist attack victims along with Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, visit the crash site at the Flight 93 National Memorial on Sept. 11, 2019, in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.Vice President Mike Pence delivers a speech at the Flight 93 National Memorial on Sept. 11, 2019, in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.The children of Flowers Elena Ledesma, who was killed on Sept. 11, 2001, while working at the World Trade Center as a maintenance coordinator at Marsh & McLennan, hug at the National September 11 Memorial during a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the terrorist attacks 18 years later on Sept. 11, 2019, in New York City.House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA), House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) gather on the Capitol steps with members of the House of Representatives during an observance and campus-wide moment of silence for the National Day of Service and Remembrance honoring victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on Capitol Hill on Sept. 11, 2019, in Washington, D.C.A picture is placed in a name along the National September 11 Memorial during a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the terrorist attacks 18 years later on Sept. 11, 2019, in New York City.Nicholas Haros, who lost his mother Frances in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, reads names at the National September 11 Memorial on Sept. 11, 2019, in New York City.Friends and family of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks pause at the National September 11 Memorial during a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the terrorist attacks 18 years later on Sept. 11, 2019, in New York City.Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg participates in ceremonies at the National September 11 Memorial on Sept. 11, 2019, in New York City.Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani participates in ceremonies at the National September 11 Memorial on Sept. 11, 2019, in New York City.People gather at one of the pools at the National September 11 Memorial following a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the terrorist attacks 18 years later on Sept. 11, 2019, in New York City.President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump participate in a memorial ceremony at the Pentagon to commemorate the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks Sept. 11, 2019, in Arlington, Virginia.President Donald Trump speaks during a memorial ceremony at the Pentagon to commemorate the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks Sept.11, 2019, in Arlington, Virginia.Friends and family of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks pause at the National September 11 Memorial during a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the terrorist attacks 18 years later on Sept. 11, 2019, in New York City.Friends and family of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks pause at the National September 11 Memorial during a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the terrorist attacks 18 years later on Sept. 11, 2019, in New York City.House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) gather on the Capitol steps with members of the House of Representatives during an observance and campus-wide moment of silence for the National Day of Service and Remembrance honoring victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on Capitol Hill on Sept. 11, 2019, in Washington, D.C.John Timson, 10, pauses at the National September 11 Memorial where his uncle Andrew Fisher's name is etched into a panel with other victims during a morning commemoration ceremony for the victims of the terrorist attacks 18 years later on Sept. 11, 2019, in New York City.The niece of Luis Eduardo Torres, who was killed while working as a broker at Cantor Fitzgerald, copies his name at the National September 11 Memorial during a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the terrorist attacks 18 years later on Sept. 11, 2019, in New York City.A picture is placed in a name etched along the National September 11 Memorial during a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the terrorist attacks 18 years later on Sept. 11, 2019, in New York City.Alexandra Hamatie, whose cousin Robert Horohoe was killed on Sept. 11, 2001, pauses at the National September 11 Memorial during a morning commemoration ceremony for the victims of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2019 in New York City.A firefighter pauses before the start of ceremonies at the National September 11 Memorial on Sept. 11, 2019, in New York City. Throughout the country, services are being held to remember the 2,977 people who were killed in terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, in New York, the Pentagon and in a field in rural Pennsylvania.People observe a moment of silence during ceremonies at the National September 11 Memorial on Sept. 11, 2019, in New York City.A man pauses before the start of ceremonies at the National September 11 Memorial on Sept. 11, 2019, in New York City.An American flag is unfurled on the side of the Pentagon to commemorate the anniversary of the 2001 terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2019, in Arlington, Virginia.A message to a loved one is seen written on the stem of a flower placed over a name at the World Trade Center Memorial in lower Manhattan on Sept. 10, 2019, in New York City.People walk through the Oculus, the sculpture that tops the World Trade Center Transportation Hub, on Sept. 10, 2019, in New York City.People observe a moment of silence during ceremonies at the National September 11 Memorial on Sept. 11, 2019, in New York City.A worker cleans and polishes the names of victims etched into panels on the World Trade Center Memorial in lower Manhattan on Sept. 10, 2019, in New York City.Members of the U.S. military walk through a memorial during a ceremony at the Pentagon to commemorate the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks Sept. 11, 2019, in Arlington, Virginia.A rose is placed into one of the names engraved into the World Trade Center Memorial pool, which stands on the exact footprint where the Twin Towers stood, on Sept. 10, 2019, in New York City.Firefighters and police participate in the start of ceremonies at the National September 11 Memorial on Sept. 11, 2019, in New York City.The annual "Tribute in Light" memorial in remembrance of victims who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks rises above the skyline on Sept.10, 2019, in New York City.A family note is placed on the name of one of the victims of September 11 at the World Trade Center Memorial in lower Manhattan on Sept. 10, 2019, in New York City.A police officer stands guard before the start of ceremonies at the National September 11 Memorial on Sept. 11, 2019, in New York City.People observe a moment of silence during ceremonies at the National September 11 Memorial on Sept. 11, 2019, in New York City.President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are joined by survivors, victims’ families, and White House staff as they participate in a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. EDT, the time the first plane, American Airlines Flight 11, struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, on the South Lawn of the White House on Sept. 11, 2019, in Washington, D.C.People observe a moment of silence during ceremonies at the National September 11 Memorial on Sept. 11, 2019, in New York City.People observe a moment of silence during ceremonies at the National September 11 Memorial on Sept. 11, 2019, in New York City.Sam Pulia and his grandson Sammy Pulia place American flags next to the name of a relative who was a firefighter killed in the terrorist attacks at the National September 11 Memorial on Sept. 11, 2019, in New York City.People observe a moment of silence during ceremonies at the National September 11 Memorial on Sept. 11, 2019, in New York City.President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are joined by survivors, victims’ families, and White House staff as they participate in a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. EDT, the time the first plane, American Airlines Flight 11, struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, on the South Lawn of the White House on Sept. 11, 2019, in Washington, D.C.
Former President George W. Bush participates in a wreath-laying ceremony at the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial to commemorate the anniversary of the September 11th terror attacks, on Sept. 11, 2019, in Arlington, Virginia.
Though they may not have lived through them, the students at the school recognized the importance, significance and impact the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks had on our nation.
"(We want) to make sure the students were aware of the tragedy that happened on that day and to understand how many lives were taken," said Principal Stacy Garcia.
Students, teachers and staff members paused for a moment of silence and hung a wreath honoring the thousands who lost their lives.
"That's the one day that I can remember that everybody came together as one," said Sgt. 1st Class Rian Harden, an ROTC instructor. "To have them understand that and see that is a place where we're about and building better citizens for the community."
This is the first time the school held a ceremony commemorating 9/11, but the principal hopes this will become a tradition for years to come.
Houston leaders mark anniversary with City Hall ceremony
Leaders from across Houston gathered at City Hall to remember the people who died during the attacks.
In additions, members of the military were present for the ceremony.
You can watch a replay of the ceremony in the video below.
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