This poem was composed by senior Nina Ford to honor the lives lost in the attacks on September 11, 2001. The poem was read over the intercom on September 11, 2012. 

On such a day like this

My heart throbs for those who only had one last kiss

One last moment of love to show

Not knowing that they would soon have to let go

On such a day as 9-11

Many people were lined up at the pearly gates of heaven

Because although America had no clue,

The terrorists had a job to do

Though many of us were not there,

Our hearts are still full of care

We send condolences to those as a helping hand,

Knowing full well we personally could never under stand

Condolences to the sister

She just her mister

Condolences to the daughter

She just lost her father

Condolences to the families

Because something as devastating as this is so hard to believe

So on such a day as this,

We all shed a tear and miss

Those times we used to just kick it and reminisce

Those times we used to play tag and race outside in the sun

Our fondest memories of our loved and lost ones

Even though it was your time to go,

There’s one last thing we need you to know

You are loved

You were our special gift from above

Only God knows why you finished so early,

But you will forever remain in our hearts, surely.