


Kat chose to write the story, An Orchid Among Dandelions: The Story of Mata Hari, cataloging Margaretha Zelle’s (more commonly known as Mata Hari) thoughts at the moment of her death in 1917 after being accused of working as a French and German double agent during WWI. Kat says, “I did a short presentation on Mata Hari earlier in the class and found her absolutely fascinating, so I wanted to write my own creative take. Every event I highlighted in my story is historically accurate, though some parts of her life, having a carriage pulled by goats at age six, moving all the way to Indonesia after marrying a military officer, or being tasked with seducing the crown prince of Germany, certainly seem fictional!” Kat has been recognized for being a talented, young writer in Georgia. This summer, she attended the Governor’s Honors Program after her nomination in Communicative Arts. She plans to continue her writing education at Mount Vernon in creative writing classes and AP Literature while she works towards publishing her fantasy novel trilogy, tentatively called The Last Dragonblood.