9/11, Through a Middle Schooler's Eyes

Amidst the confusion and chaos of Sept. 11, 2001, Roosevelt Middle School students were spreading rumors of more plane hijackings, teachers were glued to a small television and faculty members presided over assemblies designed to calm a nervous student body. 

In the days after, the students remained bewildered, so art instructor Sally McPartlin grabbed several sheets of paper and let the children express themselves. The result of that impromptu exercise, displayed in the gallery above, offers a unique and disheartening look at an unforgettable day in American history. 

The paintings and drawings, recently pulled from a classroom closet, will be on display throughout the week for Roosevelt's current crop of students and faculty.