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By Michelle Taylor

On Tuesday May 9, the 8th graders at Elizabeth Forward Middle School got ready to travel to Somerset to learn about a very important part of our nation’s history.

Elizabeth Forward 8th graders at the Flight 93 Memorial

Brooke Neel, the director assistant for Friends of Flight 93, selected the Elizabeth Forward 8th grade students and teachers to attend a newly introduced educational program offered by the Memorial Committee.

The directors from the Friends of Flight 93 offered a grant to the school to pay for the cost of the field trip. Friends of Flight 93 collaborated with the Pittsburgh Pirates Charities and each student was given a souvenir water bottle and a free ticket to a September home Pirates baseball game at PNC Park. At this game, the students will be recognized for their participation in the education program to the Flight 93 Memorial.

The students where taken on tour by one of the tour guides and saw where the plane crashed, which was represented by a large boulder and parts of the plane that was left after the crash. They walked around the museum and saw the wall that commemorated each person that was on the plane. "The one thing that stands out the most to me is how many people died in the crash. That just makes me emotional and I feel sorry for their families," said Lindsey, an 8th grader who attended the trip.

They finished the tour at a gray granite ledge where visitors could leave little tokens of remembrance, such as clothing, coins (each denomination holding a certain significance), flowers, and name tags.

The students and teachers enjoyed a very unique experience where they learned a lot. This came just before their trip to Camp Guyasuta on Monday, May 15, where they went zip lining, rope and rock climbing, and participated in other small activities.

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