Valentine's Day in Pleasanton: High Schoolers Profess Love (Anonymously) via Facebook

By AUTUMN JOHNSON

Secrets can be tough to keep especially when it comes to teen crushes. Some high school kids in Pleasanton have found a way to declare their love without burning their cover.

The FHS Crushes Facebook page, which was started in 2013 and has been “Liked” over 1200 times, and allows Foothill High students to post comments professing their heart’s desire about fellow classmates. According to a post from the site’s administrator, the page was revived in January and it looks as if it is picking up speed as Valentine’s Day nears.

Amador Valley High also has an AVHS Crushes Facebook page, which has garnered 903 “Likes” so far. Students can post their crushes anonymously through a tumbler account listed on each of the pages.

Here’s a sampling of the sweet nothings being posted on the Facebook pages:

Foothill High:

#53 Omg, Edith Lee give me a chance!
#66 i love... the fact that 90% of these crushes are underclassmen. cute
#50 Hana Okuhara is the sweetest and prettiest girl i have ever met. She is so amazing i wish she would talk to me more.
#52 My mancrush is jason roney
#63 Shout out to to the whole trombone section for being hecka cuties!‪#‎yaaaaaas‬
#2 Bella Eaton. I would talk to her if I wasn’t so shy and worried about messing it all up.

Amador Valley High:
#1518 . Japjot Singh is a gentleman. ‪#‎classy‬
#1538. Peter Wang pls be my valentine#1533. I didn’t realize how beautiful Jane Burgan is until she smiled at me one day...I think I’m in love
#1529. Sophomore Kevin Zhu is cute
#1468. Honestly I wish that junior guys were easier to talk to

Other past Patch stories featuring sweet surprises from around Tri-Valley:

• Forget Cyber Bullying — San Ramon Valley High Teens Use Facebook to Be Nice to One Another
• Mystery Messages of Hope Left Along Pleasanton Trail
• Why Did a Mystery Person Cover a Dublin Elementary School With Rainbows?
• Photo of the Week: Mysterious ‘Homecoming’ Graffiti

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