It was 14 years ago that our nation came under attack, and for a group of high schoolers at Cedar Grove, they have created a special art installation to remember the victims.
Juniors and seniors at Cedar Grove High School, who were just toddlers at the time, have transformed the front lawn into a memorial for the victims and heroes of 9/11.
"It's upsetting hearing what had happened to them," senior Jamie Smith. "And us being at such a young age we don't remember it."
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It is meaningful to them all, and their principal, now leading this generation too young to be aware of the horrific attacks on their country.
"What a way to share such a tragedy that took place 14 years than with a group of kids here at Cedar Grove High School," he said.
The exhibit is 2,977 flags, with 2,977 holes drilled to hold them all, each bearing the name of a person who died that day.
"We get to do this very nice thing for 9/11, for the sad people who lost their lives during that tragic event," one junior said.
Inside, they get a thorough history lesson about the sadness, the anger and the healing, all of it an incredible idea from a parent who takes to heart the meaning of the the phrase "never forget."
"When you see 2,977 flags on the front lawn of your high school, it starts a conversation," that parent said.
The flags will fly through September 23, the start of an annual tradition.