Just the name evokes images of pain, suffering – and the tremendous coming together Americans experienced in the wake of the tragedies in New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania.

As a way to honor those who lost their lives because of the terrorist attack, the engineering students at Western High School designed and built a memorial. The memorial (depicted in the design above) contains a 28-foot wide Pentagon, surrounding two, 10-foot high "towers" which symbolize the targets of 9/11.

Like the rest of the nation, the 16 students searched for a way to come to grips with their grief, sorrow and anger that resulted from the events of September 11th. They knew they had to do something – not only to honor those heroes who lost their lives, but as a way for them to begin their own healing process.