Shana Perry

Congratulations Shana!

Shana Perry is a COMEBACK KID!! She has faced many life challenges most of her life, but she has been resilient and has strapped on her boots and climbed every mountain she has faced. Shana's story includes a journey wrought with emotional pain. Her earlier years were not full of skittles and rainbows and although she felt she could not escape the dark cloud that seemed to loom above her, she didn't give up on walking into a future so bright she would be blinded by its radiance. She has developed into the strong, witty young adult she has become by using her gifts of humor and art to mend her heart and to lighten the weight she has had to carry. The crooks and turns of her journey have exposed her to various stops along the way in D. C. where she was born and resided until she came to Greensboro, N.C. in ninth grade to live with extended family. She has crossed paths with special people who have poured into her through mentorship. Some of these people have kept her elevated by praising and encouraging her and have not allowed her to fall or fail. Shana has challenged herself with honors and AP classes and has managed to maintain a GPA of 2.5 or higher since enrolling at Dudley. She has taken nursing classes and will graduate on June 11th with her CNA license. Shana plans to attend UNCG in the fall and will major in Nursing with a minor in Social Work. She has a compassionate heart and a thirst for helping people. She wants to be a Traveling Nurse and looks forward to exploring the world. She no longer walks under a dark cloud and can finally "taste" the rainbow. Congratulations Shana Perry! #AllinforKids!!!