Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Poetic Obituaries: Rachel [Scott] was the first

of 13 victims of the Columbine High School shootings in Littleton, Colo. on April 20, 1999--the worst school shooting in American history. But her story began long before her death that day.

She kept journals, writing down thoughts and poems and in one final essay discovered hidden between her mattresses was a proposition for others.

from The Journal-Register: Remembering Rachel: Students, parents and teachers discover kindness and compassion through Columbine victim's story

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