Shout out to Lola King for always bringing such a positive attitude to the art room! She consistently sees the bright side of every situation, spreads kindness to those around her, and is always willing to lend a helping hand to her peers.
Thank you to Ceci Roberts for being so quick to help another classmate on a daily basis in class. The patience and kindness you show is fantastic and very appreciated.
Shout out to Joseph Atkins and Brantley Fernetti for learning to advocate for yourselves and speaking up in a room full of adults. Not easy, but you did it!
Big thanks to Damian Cobane for helping out with the managerial and logistical side of Chess Club as we enter tournament season. His energy and love for the game is always good to see.
I am greatly appreciative of Brady Dybeck and his willingness to share his thoughts and ideas in Civics class.
Kylie Endress is great to have in class! She is always positive and smiling, and she works very hard in class!
Justin Bence has been a great student and classmate! Not only does he do well academically, but he also goes out of his way to help other students. At the end of study hall, he takes the initiative to put away the extra chairs that were not used that hour. His positive attitude, helpfulness, and willingness to go above and beyond do not go unnoticed. Keep up the great work Justin.
Ali Carrington always brings an uplifting perspective, a sense of humor, and an inquisitive mind to class. Thank you for adding to our classroom culture!
Miranda, Brady, and Dakarai ~ Thank you for leading the Science Club this year!! We appreciate the time and effort you put in on behalf of the club!!! Rileigh and Allie are going above and beyond to keep the club running smoothly!
Ash Hellrung, Alyssa Cauthon, Chase Metcalf and Jacob Guy are the reason we have a set for the fall play. Thank you for your effort and great attitudes!
Thank you to Kayne Richter and Ali Carrington who are always willing to participate in Math class. Keep it up!
Thank you to the Social Committee for all of the extra time and hard work they put into planning events and food days! It is greatly appreciated (especially the food)!
Shout out to Allie Williams for always coming to 1st Hour PE ready to go with a smile on her face! She works hard and is kind to others.
Shout out to Michaela Noder! She always shows up in the weight room with an attitude to get better. She is a great example of how student athletes should perform on a daily basis!
A shout out to the Bureau Valley football team and coaches for all of their hard work and dedication in exhibiting unity, excellence, and pride this season!
AJ Nally is a ROCKSTAR!! He's super smart and his jokes are hilarious!!
Thank you to Corvyan Clift for being a wonderful example of kindness in our school. Corvyan is helpful, respectful, and compassionate towards his classmates and teachers. Corvyan's smile and laughter make our classroom a bright and happy place!
Thank you to Schuylar Garlisch! Schuylar does a fantastic job in class everyday. I appreciate the hard work and great attitude. Keep it up!
Congrats to Chase Stier on representing BV at the IHSA State Golf Finals in Bloomington! A tremendous accomplishment as a sophomore!
Shoutout to Miranda Stephenson for always bringing a smile, a positive attitude, and a willingness to make someone’s day better!
Stone Sabin always goes above and beyond to support the his classmates, our school, and its programs. He does all without a desire for recognition, but his involvement has an incredible impact on BV.
Shoutout to our rockstar kitchen crew for baking and packaging 98 dozen cookies this week! Great job, team!
A big shout-out to Mrs. Woolley for always being there to support our students! She is always willing to lend a helping hand and does an amazing job helping maintain a positive and productive classroom environment. We are so lucky to have her!
My former field supervisor stopped in to say hello, and she was quick to mention what a fantastic job Mr. Walker is doing with our athletes in Strength. Teaching classes while taking classes, along with all of life's other responsibilities, is NOT for the faint of heart!!
A big thank you to Renee and Heather for all their hard work in the office! I really appreciate their constant willingness to help me out.
The kids have said some really positive things about their work with Mr. Walker so far. He's done a great job working through the new set up down there and the kids seem to be enjoying it a great deal.
Ms. Elgin is doing a fantastic job in the library! Kids love spending time in such a positive environment!
People are hyped about the music program. Way to go Mrs. Krug and Ms. Chan! Students are excited to attend your classes and work on fantastic performances.
Thank you to Mrs. Stoller for all her hard work getting the schedules made and adjusting all the last minute changes needed at the start of the school year!
Shout out to Miss Warren!!! She is doing a great job keeping the social committee organized and promoting unity, excellence, and pride among our staff!
Go Storm!
Yes! There are no Sign-Ups and no Log-Ins required in order to participate, as we collect no data or information of any kind. The platform is currently being used by large and small school systems throughout the country in almost all 50 states, and it has passed 100% of all school privacy regulations to date.
Yes! You can have all messages sent to as many faculty email inboxes as you’d like for Approval, and we can change or add to this list at any time.
Yes! Many of our schools do this, because if your students take to it – then the messages can begin to overflow your school email inbox at times. Not only will a separate gmail account prevent this from happening, but you can also make it accessible to all faculty members if you choose to.
You can choose one of three ways to display your messages onto a facility TV monitor.
  1. HDMI CORD – Some schools will access their Kindness eWall on a laptop and run an HDMI cord to their TV monitor.
  2. CAST – Some schools will access their Kindness eWall via a tablet or device and will cast it to their TV monitor via a Chromecast or Apple TV device.
  3. SMART TV WITH INTERNET BROWSER – If your Smart TV has an Internet Browser (Samsungs), then you can place your Kindness eWall link in the browser and it will run from there.
Yes! You can edit the text of any message before Approving it. In addition, if you’d like to keep a message but would like to remove an included image… or if you’d like to keep an image and remove the text, then you can do this before Approving the message. Your Rotating Display will only display exactly what you choose to make visible.
You will have a back office ADMIN PANEL that will allow you to delete, edit, and approve messages (individually or in bulk).
You will have a back office ADMIN PANEL that will allow you to customize your colors, logo, title, and font size.
Upon your request, we can replace your current Anonymous Submission Form with a Form from your school’s email system (ex. Google Form). This makes messages come to you with the author’s email address included, and you simply COPY/PASTE the message onto your INSTANT POST Page in order to make it live.

(Note: Because messages are submitted through your school’s email system, the Character eWall collects no data or information – making it fall within all school privacy regulations.)
We can provide your Tech Team with a simple line of code that will allow them to embed your Rotating Display of Approved Messages onto your school website, so that they are visibly scrolling whenever anyone comes to your site.
The system is set to display the 100 most recently Approved messages, as older messages start falling out of the rotation in order to make room for the newer messages. However, we can increase or decrease this number to be whatever you’d like it to be.
Your subscription includes an unlimited number of messages and an unlimited number of displays for everyone in your school for the entire length of your subscription.
Yes and No. Your Character Wall is a web app, but it is not located in an App store. However, this link shows you how you can easily turn your Kindness Wall into an app for any android or apple device: Phone Web App Instructions
Phone App Install Feature
Currently, YouUplift does not have an app located in the App Store. However, the following link provides simple instructions on how to easily turn your Kindness eWall into a homepage app for any mobile device: Phone App Install Instructions
(Great tech assignment for students!)
Website Embed Feature
This feature provides your Tech Team with a simple line of code that would allow you to embed your Rotating Display of Positive Messages into your school website, so that visitors can instantly see your messages.
Social Media Share Feature
This feature places Social Media Share Buttons on your entire Kindness e-Wall webpage or just on your Rotating Display only – whichever you prefer.

Yes! There are no Sign-Ups and no Log-Ins required in order to participate, as we collect no data or information of any kind. The platform is currently being used by large and small school systems throughout the country in almost all 50 states, and it has passed 100% of all school privacy regulations to date.

Yes! You can have all messages sent to as many faculty email inboxes as you’d like for Approval, and we can change or add to this list at any time.

Yes! Many of our schools do this, because if your students take to it – then the messages can begin to overflow your school email inbox at times. Not only will a separate gmail account prevent this from happening, but you can also make it accessible to all faculty members if you choose to.

You can choose one of three ways to display your messages onto a facility TV monitor.
  1. HDMI CORD – Some schools will access their Kindness eWall on a laptop and run an HDMI cord to their TV monitor.
  2. CAST – Some schools will access their Kindness eWall via a tablet or device and will cast it to their TV monitor via a Chromecast or Apple TV device.
  3. SMART TV WITH INTERNET BROWSER – If your Smart TV has an Internet Browser, then you can place your Kindness eWall link in the browser and it will run from there.

Yes! You can edit the text of any message before Approving it. In addition, if you’d like to keep a message but would like to remove an included image… or if you’d like to keep an image and remove the text, then you can do this before Approving the message. Your Rotating Display will only display exactly what you choose to make visible.

You will have a back office ADMIN PANEL that will allow you to delete, edit, and approve messages (individually or in bulk).

You will have a back office ADMIN PANEL that will allow you to customize your colors, logo, title, and font size.

In it’s default setting, your school’s Kindness eWall uses an Anonymous Submission Form in order to comply with all school privacy regulations. Therefore, though you will be able to APPROVE all submitted content before it becomes visible, you will not know who the author of the message is.


HOWEVER, upon your request, we can include a SUBMISSION FORM LOGIN which would require users to enter their email / password in order to submit a message. This would allow you to APPROVE all submitted content before it becomes visible and will also provide you with the email address of each message’s author (whether you Approve it or not).

We can provide your Tech Team with a simple line of code that will allow them to embed your Rotating Display of Approved Messages onto your school website, so that they are visibly scrolling whenever anyone comes to your site.

The system is set to display the 100 most recently Approved messages, as older messages start falling out of the rotation in order to make room for the newer messages. However, we can increase or decrease this number to be whatever you’d like it to be.

Your subscription includes an unlimited number of messages and an unlimited number of displays for everyone in your school for the entire length of your subscription.

Yes and No. Your Kindness Wall is a web app, but it is not located in an App store. However, this link shows you how you can easily turn your Kindness Wall into an app for any android or apple device: Phone Web App Instructions