Mount Vernon schools mark 9/11 with planting projects funded by AmeriCorps grant
September 12, 2026 | Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York
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Dr. Demario Strickland, superintendent of the Mount Vernon City School District, described district participation in 9/11 Day activities: "14 campuses, 14 flagpoles, 14 gardens," led by more than 100 volunteers, students and staff who planted flowers and stood together in remembrance. Strickland said the effort was supported by a 9/11 Day AmeriCorps grant and framed the work as teaching students to transform loss into service.
Strickland said the program honored both a specific local loss and the national tragedy, naming Glenn Winnick as one person the project memorialized and stressing the educational purpose: to carry lessons about service to new generations.
Strickland said the program honored both a specific local loss and the national tragedy, naming Glenn Winnick as one person the project memorialized and stressing the educational purpose: to carry lessons about service to new generations.
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