The Life of Violet WintersWritten by Ashley Johnson

By Ali VanRemortel, Amber Larson, and Libby Lee

My name is Ashley Johnson, and I live with my father on Oak Street in Bardstown, Kentucky.

I hate Oak Street; I hate Bardstown; and I hate my father.

Rockwell High School is the only place I feel respected; the only place I can get away from

the yelling and abuse.

There was a girl named Violet Winters, and I hated her..

I hated her because she had parents who loved and supported her..

And I didn’t.

I hated her because she had a bright future..And I didn’t.

She was pretty and quiet, and she seemed like an easy target..

There was a girl named Violet Winters, and she died because of me.

To make myself feel better, I did what I knew best and verbally abused her.

I made a video full of insults towards her and posted it online..

“Coward.”

“Stop eating.”

“Nobody likes you.”

I threatened to make her life miserable if she kept coming to school.

I took a picture of her in the locker room and sent it to everyone.

I took pictures of her in the locker room and sent them to everyone.

The next day, she never came to school..

Or the day after that.

On April 16, 2011, the population of Rockwell High decreased by one.

There was a girl named Violet Winters, and she died because of me.

4,500 teenagers commit suicide each year due to cyber bullying.

Help lower the statistics, and think before you type.