Wilson Elementary School students honor local heroes for 9/11 Spirit Day

To try and teach kids who were too young to have witnessed the events that took place on 9/11, teachers at Wilson Elementary School in Rockville Centre are educating students about what took place with lessons focused on the community and those who helped, their service, and the reason why we come together to honor those we lost on that fateful morning 22 years ago.

Kara Spinelli, a fifth-grade teacher at Wilson, told the Herald that Spirit Day began with an announcement over the loudspeaker one year after the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001.

Since then it has grown into an annual tradition for the school, where students gather outside to honor local heroes in the community for their hard work, bravery, and dedication.

As part of the lesson, students will also read, write, and speak with community members about that day and why it is so important we continue to remember the attacks that took place on Sept. 11.

Following the ceremony, students in Spinelli’s class were given a sneak peek at the fire engine, and the many names displayed all across it, which include the many brave FDNY firefighters who rushed into danger on that fateful morning 22 years ago.