Please be advised that for the remainder of the week, all instruction and tele-therapy services will be held remotely for students and staff of Tiegerman High School.    

Good Morning Students and Staff,

• COSA will be hosting Workout Wednesday tomorrow afternoon.  For more information email cosa@tiegerman.org   

 
Thank you and have a great day. 

Key Facts & InformationThe 9/11 Attacks

• On Tuesday morning of September 11, 2001, at 8:45 AM, the United States suffered a terrorist attack when an American Airlines Boeing 767 filled with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center (also known as WTC) in New York City.  These terrorist attacks became known as 9/11, which is how the American date of September 11 is written.

• The events of September 11th are a very sensitive subject, but very important in American history and never to be forgotten. Four commercial jets were hijacked. American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into Tower One (the north tower) of the World Trade Center at 8:50 AM.  United Airlines Flight 175 then crashed into Tower Two at 9:04 AM.  American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.  It is believed that the fourth jet was supposed to target the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. Instead, the plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania as passengers on the flight fought against the hijackers to regain control of the plane.  Tower Two of the World Trade Center collapsed at about 10:00 AM. At 10:30 AM, Tower One also collapsed. The attacks resulted in the deaths of 2,977 people.  The victims included 246 passengers and crew on the four planes, 2,606 in New York City, both in the towers and on the ground, and 125 individuals at the Pentagon. Men, women and children from more than 90 countries died in these attacks.  The 19 terrorist hijackers also died in the attacks. The hijackers were Islamic terrorists from Saudi Arabia and several other Arab nations who were reportedly backed financially by Saudi fugitive Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaeda network. In 2004, Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility for the attacks. Al-Qaeda and bin Laden cited U.S. support of Israel, the presence of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia, and sanctions against Iraq as reasons for the attacks.

A Day to Remember

• Cleanup of the World Trade Center site was completed in May 2002. The Pentagon was repaired within a year.  Many memorials were constructed to remember 9/11. These include the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York, the Pentagon Memorial, and the Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania.  Next to the National Memorial, the 1,776 feet One World Trade Center was completed in 2013.  Osama bin Laden was found in 2011, nearly ten years after the 9/11 attacks. In May 2011, after years at large, Osama bin Laden was killed in Pakistan by Navy Seals from the United States.
  Of the nearly 3 000 people killed, 343 were New York City firefighters and paramedics. 23 New York City police officers also died along with 37 Port Authority officers who struggled to complete a building evacuation to rescue office workers in the higher floors.  Only six people who were in the World Trade Center towers when they collapsed survived. Close to 10,000 other people were also treated for injuries, many of them severe.  Operation Enduring Freedom was launched less than a month after the attacks. This was an international effort led by America to remove the Taliban from power in Afghanistan, and destroy the al-Qaeda network that was based there.

• Within two months of Operation Enduring Freedom, the Taliban had been removed from operational power. Although the U.S. forces had effectively removed the Taliban, the war continued as coalition forces dealt with a Taliban insurgency campaign based out of Pakistan.  Around $110 million of art was lost after the 9/11 attacks. Some of the artwork destroyed included works by Picasso and Hockney.  The morning after, the New York Times was first to print the ‘9/11’ name the attacks became known as. The headline they printed was: “America’s Emergency Line: 9/11”.  There were many fires ignited by 9/11. In fact, there were so many that it took New York City firefighters 100 days to put them all out.  The cost to clean up the 1.8 million tons of debris after 9/11 was around $750 million.

• The site of the World Trade Center became known as “Ground Zero”. 

• September 11 is now remembered as Patriot Day in the United States. This is a national day of mourning to remember the victims of the terrorist attacks.

Good Morning Knights,

Tiegerman’s in-person programming were supposed to begin on Thursday, September 10th, 2020.  As previously communicated, NYC Public schools announced that they will be starting in-person learning on Monday, September 21st, 2020, thereby, delaying the start of transportation until that date in time (Monday, September 21st).
 
As of Wednesday, September 9th, 2020, Tiegerman has still not heard anything definitive on the initiation of transportation services for our students.  After taking some time over the weekend to consider our options, Tiegerman has determined that we do not want to wait any longer on transportation.  While the 21st of September is supposed to be the date that transportation begins for our students, concerns have risen regarding the possibility that NYC Public schools might delay their start date again.  This is why we have decided to offer in-person instruction (if you chose in-person learning) starting on Monday, September 14th, 2020.  Tiegerman recognizes that without transportation, bringing your child to and from school every day will be very inconvenient.  However, we wanted you to know that we are ready to meet the needs of your children in the physical space on Monday, September 14th, should you wish to bring them to school.  Families, please do not worry if you are not able to bring your child into school on Monday, September 14th.  Your child will remain in Tiegerman’s Remote Programming until his/her transportation begins.
 
Long Island families your transportation is not impacted by NYC Public Schools.  Your child’s transportation and in-person learning (if you chose in-person learning) will begin on Monday, September 14th, 2020.  
 
Families that choose to transport their child to school starting Monday, September 14th, we ask that you reach out to your building Principal as soon as possible to alert them that you are planning on bringing them in as well as to familiarize yourself with arrival/dismissal health-safety procedures.  In addition, families that choose to transport their child to school by means of mass transit (prior to transportation starting), please contact your building Principal as the Department of Education recently forwarded us Metrocards that we will offer to you to transport your child to school.  Should you have any questions or concerns regarding this communication, please do not hesitate to contact your building Principal or an administration team member.