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High School Boy Broadcasts Compliments for Students Having a Bad Day

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07 Jan 2013 48 views
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High School Boy Broadcasts Compliments for Students Having a Bad Day
To combat bullying and to simply cheer up students at his high school, Jeremiah Anthony set up a Twitter Account a year and a half ago that posts compliments about kids and teachers.

To combat bullying and to simply cheer up students at his high school, Jeremiah Anthony set up a Twitter Account a year and a half ago that posts compliments about kids and teachers.

His Twitter feed is called WestHighBros.

"We just send compliments to people who we think are feeling bad a certain day."

"I believe that showing the goodness in people is very integral to our account, because so many people on Twitter and Facebook get cyberbullied because they're less than perfect."

(WATCH the inspirational video below – from HooplaHa)

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