ALHS Key Club Continues Tradition of "Never Forget"

Members of Avon Lake High School's Key Club continued their annual tradition of placing 2,996 flags on the lawn of the school to honor each person who lost their life in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

For these students, featured today on Channel 5, studying about 9/11 and talking about 9/11 is part of the culture at Avon Lake High School under the guidance of teacher and Key Club advisor, Gjergj Haxhiu.

"The students say it’s important to remind themselves and their community of what happened that day, and to never forget the bravery and the sacrifice that took place in the days following the attacks," reported Channel 5's news site, Newsnet5.com. "Their knowledge and passion for the subject is evident as they describe the school’s (9-11 Memorial Garden), which includes bronze plaques for three former students who died while serving in the U.S. military.