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Students In My School Covered It’s Lockers With Supportive Post-It Notes After 12th Grader Committed Suicide

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Hi! I’m a seventh-grade student at Walnut Hills High School. On the 13th of September, a 12th-grade student committed suicide. To help prevent this, the Be Happy Club covered the school in supportive post-it notes to make people feel better about themselves and to honor the student who committed suicide’s memory. Please comment your thoughts on this post, and I’m sorry that most of the pictures are blurry, but I had to take them while walking to class.

This is his Locker. Everyone who passed it wrote encouragement messages on a post-it and stuck it on his locker

Students In My School Covered It's Lockers With Supportive Post-It Notes After 12th Grader Committed Suicide

Even the band lockers got decorated

Students In My School Covered It's Lockers With Supportive Post-It Notes After 12th Grader Committed Suicide

Post-its were put everywhere

Students In My School Covered It's Lockers With Supportive Post-It Notes After 12th Grader Committed Suicide

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This is my locker row

Students In My School Covered It's Lockers With Supportive Post-It Notes After 12th Grader Committed Suicide

Walnut (My school) Needs You; Be Strong As You

Students In My School Covered It's Lockers With Supportive Post-It Notes After 12th Grader Committed Suicide

Walnut Needs You and Stay Strong

Students In My School Covered It's Lockers With Supportive Post-It Notes After 12th Grader Committed Suicide

Be You and Be Happy; There are Even Notes on the Doors

Students In My School Covered It's Lockers With Supportive Post-It Notes After 12th Grader Committed Suicide

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You are amazing; You’re loved

Students In My School Covered It's Lockers With Supportive Post-It Notes After 12th Grader Committed Suicide

Hallway with post-its

Students In My School Covered It's Lockers With Supportive Post-It Notes After 12th Grader Committed Suicide

You’re brilliant

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Smile and Spread Love

Students In My School Covered It's Lockers With Supportive Post-It Notes After 12th Grader Committed Suicide

Students See Their Lockers Covered In Supportive Notes

Students In My School Covered It's Lockers With Supportive Post-It Notes After 12th Grader Committed Suicide

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Students In My School Covered It's Lockers With Supportive Post-It Notes After 12th Grader Committed Suicide

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sunnyrei82 7 years ago

Sorry, but I'm going to be straight forward and honest with my comment. I think it's a nice gesture made by teens. But I do NOT think this will make ANY difference. It's cute, yes. But if someone who suffers depression gets a post it just like the rest of the school, things don't change at all. They're still another face lost in the crowd, because the messages are so generic and not directed to anyone in particular, not made from the heart specially for someone. So you just get a random message just like other hundreds of students did. You are still invisible. Placing post its with positive messages everywhere is nice, but how about the ACTIONS? People still get bullied. People still reject those different than them. People still eat lunch alone. Instead of generic post its everywhere, talk to that lonely guy, invite that "ugly" girl to join you and your friends. Let them know THEY ARE accepted and unique. Direct ACTIONS > random words for random people.

65points

Desiré Yen 7 years ago

I totally agree, as a person who suffers from depression, actions speak louder than words!

19points

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BoredBirgit 7 years ago

I'm sure they will. Every post-it is a reminder for those who suffer and to those that cause the suffering, and it will make them think. Perhaps it encourages the depressive ones to ask for help and the other ones to keep their eyes open and act directly.

3points

Darryl Kerrigan 7 years ago

I disagree a bit, these Post Its do make a difference, maybe not to that kid, but it raises awareness and makes people think. I was at school where teachers and students knew of my problems and joined in or did nothing. I think the Millenials should give us hope, there are moving in the right way…

1point

Enomfon Asuquo 7 years ago

Okay, this was a nice gesture towards the girl who committed suicide. Others who have depression will see these post it notes and hopefully see that people ARE out there for them. I don't understand why everything, even nice things get hate on the internet. Just be grateful that people decided to do this for her and for other depressed people contemplating suicide

1point

Westover 7 years ago

Im sorry but you are wrong those notes can make a huge difference in someones life and that fact is that a teenagers are starting to think like this and went out to do this amazing act means this could encourage other people to become more friendly also to help other people and this is the begining of something amazing.

1point

Errorsaurus 7 years ago

While actions speak louder than words and are VERY VERY IMPORTANT, words are also important. If words have the power to harm and belittle, they should have the power to uplift and spread love. Even if everyone gets a note, that is still kindness in a different form. I do agree that they should not stop here and just go back to normal, but I do think that this is helping as well. It might even have students notice things about their classmates; not just signs of unhappiness or depression, but positive things as well.

1point

Yuna Aita 7 years ago

No, not at all. This DOES help. in fact, it helped me. It made me realize, this person was just like me, same thoughts, everything. It helps realize, that if this happened to me, people would do the same thing. Maybe not in the ways you listed, but in other ways, sure.

0points

NellyWish 7 years ago

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Kathleen Weisiger 7 years ago

Not to be a downer, but too little too late. I spent 43 years working with kids in Mental Health settings. Thery're usually clues if someone is listening carefully and emphatheticly and intervention that can be implemented to keep the person safe. Once again bullying can be a contributing factor. Many schools have implemented programs to address these issues

12points

Anna Thouvenin 7 years ago

Even with support, one can choose to give up the battle. Sometimes depression just wins. Otherwise it would not be such a problem to help depressed patients.

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TC 7 years ago

Perhaps if this young student had got these nice words before committing suicide things would have been different.

8points

Sydney 7 years ago

Nice words don't really help given the situation. I have depression and anxiety, and whenever I go through a tough time, everyone is there for me, but I still tried to kill myself. I don't know, maybe it just depends on the situation

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sunnyrei82 7 years ago

Sorry, but I'm going to be straight forward and honest with my comment. I think it's a nice gesture made by teens. But I do NOT think this will make ANY difference. It's cute, yes. But if someone who suffers depression gets a post it just like the rest of the school, things don't change at all. They're still another face lost in the crowd, because the messages are so generic and not directed to anyone in particular, not made from the heart specially for someone. So you just get a random message just like other hundreds of students did. You are still invisible. Placing post its with positive messages everywhere is nice, but how about the ACTIONS? People still get bullied. People still reject those different than them. People still eat lunch alone. Instead of generic post its everywhere, talk to that lonely guy, invite that "ugly" girl to join you and your friends. Let them know THEY ARE accepted and unique. Direct ACTIONS > random words for random people.

65points

Desiré Yen 7 years ago

I totally agree, as a person who suffers from depression, actions speak louder than words!

19points

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BoredBirgit 7 years ago

I'm sure they will. Every post-it is a reminder for those who suffer and to those that cause the suffering, and it will make them think. Perhaps it encourages the depressive ones to ask for help and the other ones to keep their eyes open and act directly.

3points

Darryl Kerrigan 7 years ago

I disagree a bit, these Post Its do make a difference, maybe not to that kid, but it raises awareness and makes people think. I was at school where teachers and students knew of my problems and joined in or did nothing. I think the Millenials should give us hope, there are moving in the right way…

1point

Enomfon Asuquo 7 years ago

Okay, this was a nice gesture towards the girl who committed suicide. Others who have depression will see these post it notes and hopefully see that people ARE out there for them. I don't understand why everything, even nice things get hate on the internet. Just be grateful that people decided to do this for her and for other depressed people contemplating suicide

1point

Westover 7 years ago

Im sorry but you are wrong those notes can make a huge difference in someones life and that fact is that a teenagers are starting to think like this and went out to do this amazing act means this could encourage other people to become more friendly also to help other people and this is the begining of something amazing.

1point

Errorsaurus 7 years ago

While actions speak louder than words and are VERY VERY IMPORTANT, words are also important. If words have the power to harm and belittle, they should have the power to uplift and spread love. Even if everyone gets a note, that is still kindness in a different form. I do agree that they should not stop here and just go back to normal, but I do think that this is helping as well. It might even have students notice things about their classmates; not just signs of unhappiness or depression, but positive things as well.

1point

Yuna Aita 7 years ago

No, not at all. This DOES help. in fact, it helped me. It made me realize, this person was just like me, same thoughts, everything. It helps realize, that if this happened to me, people would do the same thing. Maybe not in the ways you listed, but in other ways, sure.

0points

NellyWish 7 years ago

This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

Kathleen Weisiger 7 years ago

Not to be a downer, but too little too late. I spent 43 years working with kids in Mental Health settings. Thery're usually clues if someone is listening carefully and emphatheticly and intervention that can be implemented to keep the person safe. Once again bullying can be a contributing factor. Many schools have implemented programs to address these issues

12points

Anna Thouvenin 7 years ago

Even with support, one can choose to give up the battle. Sometimes depression just wins. Otherwise it would not be such a problem to help depressed patients.

1point

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TC 7 years ago

Perhaps if this young student had got these nice words before committing suicide things would have been different.

8points

Sydney 7 years ago

Nice words don't really help given the situation. I have depression and anxiety, and whenever I go through a tough time, everyone is there for me, but I still tried to kill myself. I don't know, maybe it just depends on the situation

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