Video: Louisville Child Tornado Book

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LOUISVILLE, Miss.(WCBI)–What children from two Louisville elementary schools experienced during the April 28th Tornado is being documented in a book. And a Neshoba County Career Technology group’s community service project on post traumatic stress, is giving the students a chance to tell their story.

A group of high school seniors from Neshoba Central have adopted children from Louisville and Fair Elementary Schools and are helping them to tell their tale of weathering the storm, Through The Eyes Of A Child.

“We really didn’t know it was going to turn out to be such a touching book really. We just thought it was going to just be a book of pictures. Well we decided to put words to the pictures. Well we decided to put words to the pictures and actually make it of a story,” said Taylor Ward/Neshoba Central High Senior.

Even though those young minds are not the minds of military soldiers, they only fight hopefully to get good grades; but stress in children is a reality. Now this book is helping them to deal with inner emotions.

“And we had them draw pictures the day before the tornado, before the tornado as it happened and right after it. And they just drew out what they saw and how they felt and told us. And thats how we found some way they could cope with it; It was by drawing their feelings and how it made them feel that day,” said Destiny Wells/Neshoba Central High Senior.

“Express how you are feeling. Talk about, they were able to write stories they are doing that now. They can reflect now because we are looking at second graders at the time, that are now third graders,” said Dr. Nola Bryant/Louisville School District.

The Main character of the book killed in the storm, Tyler Tucker had a fondness for sunflowers, a flower thats become a symbol of hope and recovery.

“They would say oh there is Tyler’s picture on our book and they have pictures of Tyler. And we have bracelets that say his name on it, and they really truly miss their friend that was with them every day,” said Taylor Ward.

“Even though it happened at a young age these children will never forget that day that they lost family members, a classmate, or what it done to their hometown,” said Destiny Wells.

“And of course not only for our students, it directly affected administration, and our parents, teachers, everyone within this Louisville Community,” said Dr. Nola Bryant.

The book, “Through The Eyes Of A Child” is helping Neshoba Central seniors to tell the childrens’ story in state competition, if they get first place they travel to the nationals held in California June 22nd.

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