ALTON — Wednesday marked the 33rd anniversary of a school bus crash that killed 21 students as they were heading to school.
Mission CISD commemorated the tragic event, known as the Alton Bus Crash, with two ceremonies at Mission High School and Alton Memorial Junior High on Wednesday morning.
Mission High School senior Jocelyn Mata places a ribbon down at the Mission CISD Memorial Park as students participate in a ceremony for the 21 students who died in the Alton bus crash 33 years ago, on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Mission. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Students participate in a ceremony for the 21 students who died in the Alton bus crash 33 years ago at Mission High School on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Mission. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])A wreath is displayed as Mission High School students participate in a ceremony for the 21 students who died in the Alton bus crash 33 years ago, on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Mission. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Students participate in a ceremony for the 21 students who died in the Alton bus crash 33 years ago at Mission High School on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Mission. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])A plaque is displayed at Mission CISD Memorial Park as students participate in a ceremony for the 21 students who died in the Alton bus crash 33 years ago, on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Mission. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])A memorial was created for the 21 students who were lost in the Alton bus crash 33 years ago at the crash site on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Alton. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Ribbons were placed by students during a ceremony for the 21 students who died in the Alton bus crash 33 years ago, on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Mission. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Belinda Anzaldua, a teacher at Mission High School, wipes a tear from her eye during a ceremony for the 21 students who died in the Alton bus crash 33 years ago, on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Mission. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Students display the names of the 21 students who died in the Alton bus crash 33 years ago during a memorial ceremony at Alton Memorial Jr. High School on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Alton. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])The name of Yesenia Perez along the other 20 students who died in the Alton bus crash 33 years ago is held by students as they participate in a memorial ceremony at Alton Memorial Jr. High School on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Alton. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])A quote is written at Mission CISD Memorial Park as students participate in a ceremony for the 21 students who died in the Alton bus crash 33 years ago, on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Mission. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Students watch a news report of the 1989 Alton bus crash broadcast from that time as they participate in a memorial ceremony for the 21 students who died in the Alton bus crash 33 years ago at Alton Memorial Jr. High School on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Alton. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Mission CISD bus driver Salvador Gomez visits the memorial for the 21 students who died in the Alton bus crash 33 years ago on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Alton. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])A plaque displays the names of the 21 students who died in the Alton bus crash 33 years ago at Mission CISD Memorial Park at Mission High School on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Mission. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])
