"She was very busy and very well-rounded," school principal Nancy Dowdle told The Des Moines Register. "She was very bright and considerate of others." Peri was about to graduate from St. Augustin Catholic School next week as a presidential scholar for her high scores on state assessments.
For many of these students they haven't even lost a grandparent, so for them, they've experienced death for the first time. So at the prayer service it was hard on them said Principal Dr. Nancy Dowdle.