With the recent passing of the 9/11 anniversary, it has come to my attention the lack of significance San Luis Obispo High School (SLOHS) seemed to place on this tragic event. Over the course of fourteen years we have been taught to remember and to honor victims as well as personnel that lost their lives attempting to save others, yet this past Friday the only time I heard it mentioned was in a short Tiger News Network (TNN) clip that a majority of SLOHS seniors in my third period Expository Writing class didn’t watch (Mr. Lara took a poll).

“It seemed like we didn’t really doing anything to remember,” said senior Tru Wells.

Are we doing enough at SLOHS to teach students the significance of this day?

When I was a freshman at Mission College Prep (MCP), I went through a whole day where each of my teachers prepared a special amount of time to talk about 9/11, ranging from recordings of passengers saying goodbye to their loved ones to teachers giving personal stories of family and friends they lost. I can still remember my English teacher’s face as she spoke in a somber tone about how she couldn’t get back on a plane after a close relative passed away in the Pentagon.

While I understand fourteen years ago most SLOHS students were toddlers who couldn’t comprehend what was going on, I feel 9/11 should still carry the same significance felt from its first anniversary to now, and the SLOHS administration needs to do more to all of those affected by its passing.