Kindness spreads at BHS

During the week of February 13th, Brighton High School celebrated Kindness Week. Every year Peer Mediation and See Something Say Something work hard to make this week happen and every year the theme is different too. This year the theme is “Spread Kindness Like Confetti”. To spread the message of Kindness Week, Peer Mediation and See Something Say Something put posters up, did random acts of kindness, and made a video.
Every day during lunch, See Something Say Something or Peer Mediation was sitting outside the lunchroom with a different activity, like giving out peace buttons, fuzzy critters with nice words on them, wristbands, and letters that you could write.
“See Something Say Something is passing out love notes to students, staff, and friends. It really makes everyone’s day,” Senior and See Something Say Something member Jordana Agius said.
Kindness Week is a week where the importance of being kind to one another is made known and put into action throughout the school. Each student plays an important role in the school atmosphere which what makes the message of being kind to each other so relevant at Brighton High School.
“I think kindness week is a great opportunity to bring the school together and spread kindness to everyone,” Junior and Peer Mediator Niamh McRobbie said.
Everyone in the school recognizes Kindness Week as a very important event in Brighton High School and it makes an impact on everyone.
“Kindness week is a great, inspiring way to realize that even the smallest gesture of kindness can change someone’s life. Just a smile or a quick hello can turn someone’s bad day into the best day of their week. We should all take a moment to think and change our attitudes toward others to be more accepting, friendly, and kind,” Senior Tommy Hill said.
This year, both groups had hoped to make more of an impact on the school as a whole than previous years. They feel that the more impactful video showcasing how being bullied can affect someone versus how a kind word can make someone feel did just that.
“It’s really important to be kind-it is that simple,” Kris Nelson said.