Dear Putnam Valley Community:

It is difficult to comprehend that today marks the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001. Twenty-five years ago, our country experienced a day that forever changed us, a day when everyone old enough to remember can still identify exactly where they were standing as the events of that morning unfolded.

Personally, I was standing alongside a colleague at Putnam Valley High School. The feelings and emotions from that day remain so raw that, even after 25 years, they can still be difficult to discuss. It is also striking to consider that not a single student currently attending Putnam Valley Schools was alive on September 11, 2001. For our students, September 11 is a historical event; for many of us, it remains ...