“It helps to keep alive the memory of what Todd and the others did on September 11,” he said. “I’m very interested in them wearing the name proudly and being the best they can be in all their activities and living.”īeamer said he hopes that the name of Todd Beamer High School reminds people about the heroism of his son and the other passengers aboard Flight 93. “We’re very pleased to see that the students at Todd Beamer High School are doing so well,” Beamer said. “We will have achieved what we wanted to achieve with a name if that continues to remind people of personal sacrifice for a common good.”ĭavid Beamer, Todd Beamer’s father, said he and his wife continue to follow the accomplishments of students at Todd Beamer High School from their home in Florida. “I hope that what it does is that, unlike more historical names, it has a more continued impact on students and what it means to be committed to a cause, you know, committed to something greater than ourselves,” he said. “People had really great reasons and it turned out to be a really great choice,” Davidson said.
“He was a hero with a strong moral history and it was excellent role modeling for our students.”Īlthough there was some initial disagreement among community members about the name Todd Beamer, it turned out to be a great name for the high school, said Mark Davidson, former deputy superintendent. “This was a peer that the students related to, a contemporary that was part of their time and a part of the history that they were living,” Everhart said.
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