Last month a group of students on their way home from the Somerset Vo-Tech collided with a truck. One EMS worker told 6 News it was one of the worst crashes he's ever witnessed.

Many of those kids jumped into action and helped others. On Thursday those students were honored for their courage and bravery.

It was a day the Turkeyfoot Valley school district will not soon forget. A school bus full of 22 students collided head-on with a Pepsi tractor-trailer. Six people, including a student aide and the bus driver, were transported by helicopter for serious injuries. The rest were transported to a hospital to be checked out.

The day was just as scary for parents as it was the students.

"I [saw] the school bus and I was terrified," said Sandy King, a mother of a student.

Randy Schartiger was the first parent to arrive on scene.

"It was a lot of chaos for a little bit until the ambulances and stuff started showing up," said Schartiger. "But other than that, the kids seemed alright."

The driver of the truck was pronounced dead at the scene.

"I saw a lot of kids helping a lot of the other kids, the ones that were really hurt," said Schartiger. "It was just like it was all one big group and they knew what to do and they [did] it."

In front of their teachers, classmates, first responders family and friends, the students were honored for their bravery. Four of the students received special recognition for their quick response.

"If not for the students' actions immediately following the accident, it would have been a totally different scene," said Turkeyfoot Valley Principal Jeffrey Malaspino. "I'm extremely proud of our students and I can't say enough about them."

Eventhough the district and the entire community has been through so much in the past month, Malaspino said he's confident they'll be able to move forward, but never forget.

"It's just a matter of taking it day by day and one step at a time," said Malaspino. "It's a day that formed a bond with everyone that was involved and no matter what happens can never be forgotten."