<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4gZoRR_1FDWb4hU00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4gZoRR_1FDWb4hU00" width="1795" height="1155" ><figcaption>Photo by Alexandra Retter Winona Senior High School students visit the September 11 Memorial on Huff Street to mark the 25th anniversary of the tragedy and thank local first responders for their service.</figcaption></figure>Winona Senior High School (WSHS) students weren’t yet born the day of the September 11, 2001 attacks, but learning about the tragedy has helped shape them. They’ve learned about it in past years, recognizing its impact on the country and those they know. To mark 9/11’s 25th anniversary, some students last week heard more from their teachers and local first responders about their memories of that day and its lasting effects, then thanked local first responders for their service. As students visited the first responders near a September 11 memorial on Huff Street, they said they’ve been learning about the lives that were lost that day, from people on the planes and in the towers to first responders, as well as the negative health impacts of toxins released into the air from the towers’ collapse. They agreed that it’s poignant to learn more and more about the tragedy each year at school and how it’s affected the country and individuals they know. “[I’ve learned] how it’s stayed with even some of the people we know today, like our teachers,” senior Natalya Stone said. “Every teacher I’ve talked to about it this year [says] they remember the day so vividly.” Senior Jasmin Mosher said she often tears up when learning about it. “And it’s very powerful to be able to hear how people were affected … And it was crazy to hear how people to this day still remember exactly what they were doing and where they were,” she said. Senior Owin Tello added, “I still kind of get anxious when I see the videos of it.”&nbsp;Winona Fire Department Captain Shaun Bartelson was a WSHS student himself on September 11 and recalls seeing the tragedy on TVs in the cafeteria. “[We] were all processing, grieving, going through all these crazy high school emotions … So it brought all of us together in school,” he said. He realized how serious the situation was when he saw his parents’ reactions. “And then in the coming days you realize the magnitude of it, what had actually happened and how many lives were lost,” he said. For WSHS Social Studies Teacher Dwayne Voegeli, it’s key to help students understand people’s gratitude for first responders that day. “So I told the students there are three days I remember like it was yesterday — when my son was born, when my daughter was born, and where I was standing when I found out about 9/11. I was standing in my classroom,” he said. “This is one of the most powerful moments in American history … People began to appreciate firefighters, first responders, law enforcement officers.” Through the darkness, thanking local firefighters was a ray of light, students said. “Honestly, it makes me grateful that we can still come together as a community and we can find joy and happiness in things that were once just grief and become appreciative of what we have now and the people we have now and what they do for us,” Stone said. Tello said in the same vein, “[It’s about] coming down here, seeing people of all ages remembering and just not forgetting it happened so it never happens again.” While the days following the tragedy brought much uncertainty, Bartelson said it was reassuring and comforting to witness people banding together, at the same time, and he hopes students are inspired to strive for that sense of community. “I just want it to keep bringing people together … I just wish that’s how we always were, was caring for our neighbors, caring for our country,” he said. </div></body>

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Winona Senior High School (WSHS) students weren’t yet born the day of the September 11, 2001 attacks, but learning about the tragedy has helped shape them. They’ve learned about it in past years, recognizing its impact on the country and those they know. To mark 9/11’s 25th anniversary, some students last week heard more from their teachers and local first responders about their memories of that day and its lasting effects, then thanked local first responders for their service.

Students reflect on 9/11 anniversary

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Winona Senior High School (WSHS) students weren’t yet born the day of the September 11, 2001 attacks, but learning about the tragedy has helped shape them.

Students reflect on 9/11 anniversary

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