To promote positivity, these Tennessee teens are blanketing their school with notes of encouragement

The notes are simple but powerful.

A group of students at Harriman Middle School in Harriman, Tennessee, decided to cover the 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 to put up the notes, 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. "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. Catherine Garcia

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