Wantagh High School Dedicates 9/11 Memorial 25 Years After Attacks - Herald Community Newspapers

Wantagh High School dedicates 9/11 memorial 25 years after attacks - Herald Community Newspapers

For State Sen. Steve Rhoads, the sound of firehouse bells on Sept. 11, 2001, remains one of the clearest memories of that day. Rhoads, a Wantagh High School alumnus, then a 32-year-old practicing attorney and a volunteer firefighter, was on his way to Queens Supreme Court when he saw smoke rising from the World Trade Center. He returned to his office in Mineola before reporting to the Wantagh Fire Department, where his Company Five was sent to L…

Wantagh High School honors lives lost during 9/11 with memorial

A new Sept. 11 memorial designed as a place of reflection and remembrance was formally dedicated Sept. 11, 2026, at Wantagh High School, honoring those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and preserving their memory for future generations. “This was much more than a design project for us,” said Michael Mark,...