A Lot Of Us Needed To Hear Your Message

I want to take a few minutes to thank you for a few things. Firstly, I want to thank you for coming to our school and sharing many serious things. I think a lot of us needed to hear your message. All of us knew it was a long presentation but all of us loved your presentation. I loved how long it was because you not only shared a fact about something, but you took it a step further and explained it so well.
Secondly, I want to thank you for things you touched on. For me personally, the suicide part you touched on, I loved it because of the story I shared in the small group session. I also loved that you touched on vaping, because I don’t vape, and never have, but I know so many people that do, and I think it touched every single student in the gym that do vape. Body image was also a huge topic for me, as I have struggles with it and my older sister has struggles with it too.
Lastly, I am truly thankful I got the opportunity to be in your small group session. There was so many things that students said that really spoke to me. I also like to hear other students’ stories because personally I did judge some of them without knowing who they were. I also loved that I could share my story with everyone as well. It was life changing by you.
Dwayne, I want to give you an encouraging message. DO NOT STOP what you are doing, because I was truly spoken to by you, and if you can change my life and our school, then you can change anyone’s life. DON’T QUIT!!!

Grade 9 female student – unsolicited – 2023