Editor in Chief, Justin Law: “I remember waking up to seeing something on the news about planes and buildings and not really understanding it.”

News editor, Jessie Hellmann: “I sat in my fourth-grade classroom at Wallace Elementary School. My teacher asked my classmates and I if we knew what a “hijacker” was. Most of us didn’t know. I was young, and I could not quite grasp the significance of the tragedy until I grew older. I remember turning on the television, and I watched a clip of a man jumping from one of the twin towers.”

Life and Culture editor, Ryan Howe: “I was in my fourth grade classroom, and the principal came over the announcements and told us to watch the news. So, we watched it and saw the second plane hit the other tower.”

Sports editor, Lucas Snider: “I was in my seventh grade Greek mythology class when I found out.”

Opinion editor, Logan Hursh: “My mom pulled me out of classes during lunch and on the way home had told me what happened. None of the teachers let us know anything.”

Copy editor, Shannon Hall: “I was in p.e. in the fourth grade, they wouldn’t let us talk about it or ask anyone. All other fourth-grade classes were allowed to watch [the news] though.”

Visual editor, Jimmy Pyles: “I was in Mrs. Gresk’s fifth grade class. I thought it was Japan.”

Page designer, Kelsey Turner: “I was in Mrs. Walker’s class and everyone kept getting called out of class for ‘doctor appointments’ that they didn’t know about. We didn’t have recess that day.”