Cheer?

That’s right, they cheered. When the one year anniversary of Katrina was announced at Morning Meeting, the students cheered. Sure, later we considered those who lost their lives, watched a slideshow of post-flood New Orleans, which was created by students, and talked about the “new” New Orleans. But their first reaction was a cheer.

At first I was horrified. I mean horrified. How could they be clapping and whooping for Katrina? Then I realized…they made it. They made it through this year and they are back in school in New Orleans. They are home and that is worth cheering about.