GPHS’s Not So Gossip Girl
February 19, 2016
In a world where the phone is glued to our hands or magnetized to our pockets, it’s rare to read Tweets and Instagram comments that are all positive.
As you scroll, you might receive a mysterious follow under the name of “@gphsanonymous” and as you stalk the account, you’ll notice the positive compliments. The question many of us ponder is who are the faces behind the account? (As a side note, I contacted the account in a private message to carry on this interview.)
The accounts started last year with a senior who graduated and is currently run by three seniors, one junior, and one sophomore. They identify themselves as symbols, an “x”, “O”, a cat and a rose emoji. The last person doesn’t have a symbol, yet.
“I have felt alone a lot in the past and it’s an unbearable feeling. I want to make sure no one has to feel the way I did,” said “O”.
GPHS Anonymous allows you to submit nice things about classmates and a photo of them. Most people have the courage to speak up and tell all the nice things they love about someone, it could be your crush (wink, wink), or you’re best friend, but the accounts allow you to make someone’s day or maybe for some, an impact.
“I started doing this because I wanted to impact the school but I didn’t know how,” said “O.”
Most of the comments on Instagram are people who agree with the original kind post. It gives an avenue for students to jump on the feed and continue the positive vibes. If you Tweet about how you’re having a bad day, they’ll catch it and most of the time respond with a little pick me up, saying they care and are there for you.
“It really makes me happy to see others happy. It’s like I’m doing something in my life that I’m proud of,” said the nameless symbol of the account.
Madi D. • Jun 2, 2016 at 11:12 am
I think that this is a really amazing and kind thing that these people are doing. It can just make somebody’s day so much better and I believe that our school would really benefit if this continued. I hope that this account has motivated people to be kinder towards other students.
Torie W. • Mar 18, 2016 at 9:55 am
People like this are amazing! I really love and appreciate how kind people are at Glacier Peak, I hope this account inspires people to continue this kind of behavior, and be kind to everyone.
Madison Sergent • Mar 15, 2016 at 11:44 am
I like stuff like this because it is something that is unnecessary, but they are doing it anyway so that someone has something positive to look forward to. I hope that this will continue on and move to other schools so everyone has access to a little bit of positivity.