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We are so very proud of our DMS students. They have written a great deal about the tragedy on September 11, and we would like to share their thoughts with you. Click here to send information to share on this page.
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5th Graders Speak Out
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7th Graders Speak Out
7th Graders spoke artistically. This is the 7th grade patriot wall, including artwork and best wishes from the students.
8th Graders Speak Out
While I watched this, I was scared, but I kept it to myself.--Raymond G.
This act of terrorism had a dramatic effect on this country.--TaQuesha B.
I destroyed me to see all those people dying in the Pentagon.--LaTasha W.
I can only imagine what it was like for the people in the Trade Center and for the people in the planes.--Jeremy P.
Then the tower fell. It was devastating. All the people close to it started running.--Freddy P.
I just don't understand how much hate one person or persons could have.--Brandy R.
When those people died, it felt like those people were my family, so it made me even sadder.--Markeshia D.
God bless America and all the people in the United States.--Ashley D.
Sitll this day, America is #1.--Keturah H.
Americans all over this country went to God in prayer, hoping their families and friends are safe and that God would look over all of us.--Corey T.
I can't believe it happened.--Chris N.
I saw people cry because some of their family died. That's when I felt sad.--Havar A.
When I saw this, I really wanted to cry. I really don't want to go to war.--John T.
The United States is a free country and has better civil rights laws than they do. They think that since we're better than them, they are going to try and take us down to their level.--Timothy L.
If only I could help those people that were killed and bring them back to life.--Derrick A.
I don't think that the world will ever be the same.--Gabrielle E.
My opinion of these attacks is that they are a cowardly and cruel form of terrorist pleasure.--Jacob S.
Everything we have ever done for anybody, any nation, any country, is repayed by death and pain.--Lynn P.
Many people will go back to doing what they usually do, but they will be a lot safer and wiser on knowing what to do and when to do it.--Jaleesa J.
I hope that we can get this all over with and we can go on living peacefully.--Nick S.
I truly send my heart out to all who were lost.--Kim M.
I hope that the people who were in the tragedy are OK and will soon be back to health and have the strength to do what they were able to do at first.--Josheska L.
How could someone do this to America?--Kim M.
I don't know what all of those kids are going to do without a mom or dad. I wouldn't know what to do.--Ronetta A.
It's sad that we can't all just get along because we are all God's beautiful children and there is no sense in violence.--Jaque J.
The people who lived through this are just here; they will never be the same.--Natasha W.
Now I think that life is way too precious to be fighting with friends and family.--TraSha H.
I'm sure that God will help America to get rid of the terrorists and be safe again. I know that good will always beat evil.--Manal H.
I think we need to stick with each other as one and stop all of this foolishness and just live life.--Sharita S.
The firemen that are injured, I will pray for them. I hope they feel better because we need them.--KoKo S.
This is going to cause us to lean more on the faith of God, lean more on each other as Americans, and I totally think we have become more patriotic.--Janie W.
I have mixed feelings about what we should do. Sometimes I feel we should make peace so all these killings will stop.--Monte H.
I heard the reporter say, "Attack on America," and my heart just stopped.--Lina F.
United we stand and divided we fall.--Zanell B.
The kids from the Middle East were being beat up, and that's just wrong!--Jim C.
Something they don't have where they live: America is a place for freedom!--Jessica P.
I hope that they can get every single living and non-living person out of the two towers quickly, for their families are maybe still waiting for an answer.--Phillip Y.
After I saw all the horrible and unimaginable things that happened, I wished it was all just a dream.--Holly D.
Even with all the horrors...life still goes on with hope.--Jacob C.
This would have never happened if people would think positive.--Caprisha J.
They did it knowing they were killing innocent people. That's evil.--Michael S.
4,763 people died because of ignorance.--Austin A.
I am getting tired of people who are destroying America. A ton of innocent people were killed through hate that day.--Heather M.
The first thing that popped into my head was that hopefully, the people were okay. That's when I heard that thousands of people died, and I was shocked.--Steven V.
It was a suicide terrorist attack on America to try to intimidate us, but it didn't work. We will not be intimidated and we will not have our freedom taken away from us.--Ashley T.
This event has brought America together. My thoughts of life have changed a lot. I look into the values of life more now.--Nick H.
Even though all these events have occurred, we must not let it bring us down. If we stop our lives, then we have let the terrorists win.--Vanessa S.
The world is shocked. Not by war (yet), but by a terrorist group that turned four Boeing 747s into weapons of mass destruction.--Marc C.
I really hope everyone takes a good look at this and realizes that life is too short to live it fighting and hating one another.--Kayla A.
I asked myself,"Why would anyone want to take the lives of innocent people?"--Beverly W.
Even though the terrorists completely destroyed the World Trade Center and damaged the Pentagon, they could not touch our hearts.--Misha P.
"The meek will inherit the land and enjoy great peace."--Psalms 37:11--Cameron E.
It is just bad and dumb what those people did.--Michael A.
They say everything happens for a reason, but there can't be a reason for something this horrible.--Elizabeth J.
When I witnessed the second plane crash, my heart sank. I was praying for anyone in the building at that moment.--Brendan C.
It's very sad to hear that all those innocent peope died for another country's anger.--Clarissa D.
Those hijackers had to be crazy.--Leon C.
There was a TV reporter. She was doing a report. When the building collapsed, she started running very fast. One of her camera crew picked her up. There was a crack in the wall. He put her in there and covered her. She said that she could feel his heart beat on her back. Breathing hard when the smoke cleared, she said, "Thank you."--Kyle C.
these acts of teror will change the way our country operates in the future. America will never be the same!--Shalinka C.
I hope the people get punished for their wrong behavior towards the United States.--Taryn C.
After the two towers collapsed, it looked like it would be in some other country. All the paper and scraps were everywhere. I still don't understand why and what would make a person do such a thing.--Matt F.
Now I have something to say to my grandchildren. However this outcome may be, we will never forget this cold Tuesday.--Anthony T.
It made me feel bad because I did not know what to do.--Quanisha T.
If they ever find out who did it, maybe they should get what they earned. That was wrong. You just can't take sombody's life like that.--April H.
I have seen and heard some scary stuff, but this has everything beat. But make no mistake; we are going to show them what the U.S.A. is all about.--John J.
This attack did weaken America, but it brought us together in a good sense, too. The heroes of this national tragedy are the firefighters, police and volunteers helping people out of the rubble.--Kris G.
I know that there will be people who will do anything to help out other families. I wish I could help, too.--Fatima A.
Two hostages were risking their lives to fight the people holding them hostage. They died trying to save everybody.--Roby J.
The scary part about it is that there are still terrorists out there on the loose.--Colt W.
I will keep this tragedy with me until I die.--Delancy K.
When I saw it on TV, I was like,"Man, what kind of fool would do that to us?" I guess they did it because they think we are greedy Americans.--Drew A.
I think that only someone who has no regard for life and no regard for others' lives would do something of this nature. I also believe that it was a cowardly and stupid act.--Brandon S.
When I first heard about the terrorist attack, I was frightened. I felt this way because I thought they were going to take control or our country. I also felt sorry for the families of hte people who were taken hostage.
I felt that they were going to take over our country because of their religious beliefs. They feel that if they execute someone in protection of the own religion, they have done a good deed. If they are executed in the line of duty, they will be rewarded with entrance to heaven.
I felt sorry for the families of the victims because they lost loved ones who were innocent. Now, after all this rage, the children of the victims have to live with the fact that their parents were killed by people who had careless hearts.
I think that our country shouldn't go to war because more of our innocent United States troops would be putting their lives at risk, as well as our fellow citizens. The punishment should be so harsh that people will realize that it's not worth taking the lives of innocent people.
I have witnessed a traumatizing event. I think this will open the eyes of the American people, bringing to their realization that we are all created equal. We as Americans should come together in peace to set a good example for the next generation.
Now I can say that I have witnessed history.
--Dimario W.
