The week's good news: August 23, 2018

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1. Tennessee teens blanket their school with notes of encouragement

The notes are simple, but powerful. A group of middle school students in Harriman, Tennessee, decided to cover their campus with uplifting notes, sticking them on mirrors and tucking them into lockers. The colorful messages say things like "Never give up," "Stay strong," and "We love you." Eighth grader Nicole True, one of the students who came up with the idea, said she's been thanked by many of her peers who like reading the positive reinforcement. "I think it makes all the difference in the world," True told WBIR. "Considering the fact that all of us have had someone come up to us and say, 'that's really affected us in a major way.'" There are at least 100 notes on campus, with more to come.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.