Down the hallways, students shuffle around to get to class before the bell rings. Senior Clover Johnson tapes a piece of paper to the wall. A piece of paper that is there for any student or staff member to tear a strip off and receive a positive quote.

“Take a compliment is to remind people that they’re not alone in their battles and that there’s always something positive out there for them,” Johnson said. “You really never know when a piece of paper could make someone’s day.”

Many students take a strip from it each day. Johnson often has to replace the paper every three days.

“I’ve actually received one and I’ve taken one myself,” junior Cassondra Eagen said. “I have very bad negative self-talk. So just having something positive that I could look at in the hallway or just taking one was helping my negative self-talk because I struggle with that,” she said. “I have seen people actually grab one and then they pass it down. In class the other day, we were passing around and it just made people smile.”

Take a Compliments’s purpose is not only intended for students to receive a hopeful message, but also to remind them to be more positive.

“They’re not alone in their battles, and that there’s always something positive out there for them. You really never know when a piece of paper could make someone’s day,” Johnson said.

“I thought it was very cool to see that in the hallways when we came back from a weekend, and I was surprised that we had something like that. And I do feel that a lot of people use it as a positive opportunity to either give it to one of their friends or take it for themselves,” Eagen said.

Johnson wants to remind people that there’s always a positive even in the hardest of situations.

“So there’s a Japanese legend. If you feel like you’re losing everything. Remember, trees lose their leaves every year, and they stand tall and wait for better days to come,” Johnson said.