Sunday, May 14, 2006
A Pink Dress at th Prom
Last night, my new school had its senior prom. My best friends from my old school and I decided to go together as a group. So this prom was a reunion, which in some ways was so much better than any dance normal kids can have.
And I had the chance to wear my pretty, pastel pink dress. The one that survived the hurricane. We had it cleaned a few weeks before, and it came out great. The smell of mold was gone, and it looked immaculate and untouched.
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
One Year Since Katrina
It’s been a year now, one year since Hurricane Katrina destroyed people’s lives, dreams, and homes.
I am wiser than before. I have learned to adapt to whatever comes my way. And I’ve learned that if I work hard enough, I can make things better for the future.
Samantha Perez
Samantha Perez (1988–) was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a proud resident of St. Bernard Parish, just southeast of New Orleans, where she has returned to rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Her journalism for ReadTheTattoo.com brought attention to her hometown and won several awards, including the Scholastic Press Forum’s Professor Mel Williams Award for Writing Excellence and a resolution praising her from the Louisiana State Senate in 2006. She is currently a student at Southeastern Louisiana University.