Setting up the 9/11 memorial at KOHS

I saw students and teachers setting up this display this morning, so I came back with my camera to get photos. There's a flag there for each person murdered by terrorists on 9/11/01. It's very impressive, and I think they'll add a huge American flag under the words KLEIN OAK soon.
(Click on each photo to enlarge it.)

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Wildfires

These are photos I took on Sept 9th and 10th while the Waller/Montgomery/Grimes counties wildfire was still blazing away. Very frightening.

Here's the column of smoke as seen from the high school, which is about 3 miles east of the road we were on in the photos above. 

And here's the annual KOHS tribute to all the people who died on Sept 11, 2001. Parker and others in ROTC helped set all this up.

The OTHER parking lot!

The other student parking lot - the lot that's west of the band hall and east of the playing fields. It was jam-packed today!

And here's where the students who don't have parking passes park!!

The cows must be amused by all the coming and going two times a day!

High school parking lot

I couldn't resist taking these photos. This is the east student parking lot at Austen and Parker's school, and you can see that many, MANY of these students drive trucks ... and they all back into their parking spots! The visual is striking to me!

There are a few cars, but most are trucks. =)

Physics boat races!

A video of the grand crossing!


And here are links to videos of other teams ~

Some sink, others make it!

Pirates!!

Capsizing!

Girls' flat-bottomed boat =)

Too many for one boat!!

Plastic and very buoyant - big crew, too!

September 11th at KOHS

As they did last year (<~~click here to see last year's photos), many students at Austen and Parker's high school set up this display in remembrance of all those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. There are 2,976 flags on the huge corner of the campus. It's a stunning display.


The school's Young Conservatives Club and some of the band members put these flags out Thursday night. This afternoon, we could see the band members and color guard preparing to leave for their performances at tonight's football game.



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ADDITION: Here are 3 news videos about the KOHS display of flags:

http://www.click2houston.com/video/24961948/index.html
and
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news%2Flocal&id=7660676
and
http://www.khou.com/video?id=102643749&sec=548547

The last one was taken from a helicopter, I think. (Doesn't sound like an airplane.) There's no narrative. You have to get to the point at which there are about 2:50 minutes remaining before it zeroes in on the kids' 9/11 memorial. The first part shows the entire school and its surroundings.

September 11th Remembrance

Students at Austen's school set up this display to remember and pay honor to all those who lost their lives eight years ago. This is very impressive.