High Point University students, faculty and staff gathered at Patriots Plaza to commemorate Sept. 11, 2001, with a flag planting ceremony and a Stair Run fundraiser, vowing to “never forget” on Sept. 10 and 11.
HIGH POINT, N.C., Sept. 12, 2022 – In memory of the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, High Point University students planted nearly 2,000 American flags and participated in a stair run fundraiser on Sept. 10 and 11, vowing to “never forget.”
Throughout the weekend, students placed the flags throughout HPU’s Patriots Plaza to honor the lives lost 21 years ago. On Sunday, students also participated in the Stair Run fundraiser for the Tunnels for Tower Foundation.
The Student Government Association donated $20 for every student who completed the 110 flights of stairs, commemorating the first responders who sacrificed their lives on this day.
“As a God, family and country school, HPU ensures students never forget,” says Lizzy Eisenhardt, president of HPU’s Student Government Association. “Many students our age have a loved one who has been impacted by 9/11, and we want to make sure the students following us continue to see the importance of this day even if they may not have a close connection. Our goal is to give students the opportunity to leave their mark in the remembrance of 9/11 by continuing these traditions at HPU.”
Directly below the United States flag display in the Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena, the High Point University letters, along with the “God. Family. Country.” letters will soon be installed with 3,000 pounds of steel originally used to construct the Twin Towers in New York City.