"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." -Plato
The best accessory you can wear is a genuine smile!
"Happiness depends upon ourselves." -Aristotle
"Act with kindness but do not expect gratitude." -Confucious
All positivity that you share makes its way back to you! 🙂
Your smile makes us happy, too! 🙂
"Keep reading. It’s one of the most marvelous adventures that anyone can have.” – Lloyd Alexander
Your happy faces make our days happier, too! 🙂
You have the power to make someone's day better! 🙂
"Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping them up.”
– Jesse Jackson
Whatever it is, YOU CAN DO IT!
Don't forget to check in with yourself & make sure you still want the thing(s) you always thought you wanted. #GROWTH
You are the only one who can adjust your attitude! Think positively!
No matter what the day brings, we're in it together! 🙂
"Kindness is like snow. It beautifies everything it covers."
-K. Gibram
It is always true...treat others how you hope they will treat you!
Helping someone have a better day helps you have a good day, too! 🙂
No matter what the day brings, we're in it together! 🙂
It is a new day with a fresh start! How do YOU want your day to feel?
How have you shared kindness this week? A comment, smile or assistance...they all add up!
Your SMILES make our days better! 🙂
"Happiness never decreases by being shared." -- Buddha
"Once you choose hope, anything's possible."
-Christopher Reeve
See the good in others like you hope they see the good in you! 🙂
Start each day in a happy way! Share a smile! 🙂
An act of kindness is a free gift (& one of the best ones)!
Kindness has a ripple effect 🙂
It is ALWAYS the season to share some kindness!
Mr. Josselyn advocates for students. He wants his students to be happy! He’s really, really happy! He hates seeing his students struggle. He’s the teacher I want to be.
Kudos to Mr. Towler for making students feel seen and heard. A student was overheard saying... "Mr. Towler let’s you know that he cares about you and makes everyone feel safe!"
A student said....
Mr. Josselyn is a huge advocate for students, cares for the well being of the school, is passionate, always has a bright smile and lightens up the room!
Mica-- thank you so much for your dedication and your strength of character! You are definitely a role model for our students and a huge support to the staff.
Penni- you are always kind to me! Even when you are super busy- thank you!
Huge THANK YOU to Andy Josselyn and the KTR crew for giving our students a voice to though topics that need to be talked about.
Ms. Ross Moore is amazing!! She always seems to be in the right place at the right time for our students. She is so understanding!
Thank you, Chelsea Park and Tamara Showalter! You keep me sane and help make me a more effective teacher.
Shout out to Alexis Mason, Katie Grimesey, Margaret Shuff, and Seth Maynard for planning and executing a stellar Shakespearean field trip for our 10th Grade students at Staunton's Blackfriars Playhouse.
Shout-out to Ms. Park for being an amazing colleague and teacher! Love yah! -Ms. Waters
Shout out to Mr. MR for jumping in midway through the year and looking out for the students as they get back in the flow of things!
Ms. Mason is doing an awesome job in English 9 making sure all the students are on track and learning!
Thanks Quenya, for stopping by every morning to check in on me and say hi. It means a lot!
Thanks Zymerra for noticing that I was having a bad day and offering kindness. You are truly a sweetheart.
C200s Rocks!!!!!
Shoutout to David Wilkerson for keeping the vibe light-hearted and his amazing ability to keep us laughing
Shoutout to David Becker for being a passionate teacher and leading his students to greatness
Shoutout to Teresa Bryant for keeping students safe everyday
Shoutout to Nicole Armstrong for coming prepared everyday and ready to help at any time, no matter how busy she is
Shoutout to Stacy Heltz for always supporting the nursing team
Shoutout to Jason Bennett for always being professional, available, and kind
Shoutout to Alexis Motas for always helping the nursing team with a smile
Shoutout to Avery in counseling, these kids need you and you help them!
Shoutout to all the substitute teachers, without you we would be lost!
Shoutout to Paul Jones for being honest, kind, and dedicated.
Shoutout to Allen Robinson for helping the nursing team and keeping the students safe
Shoutout to Mr. Rashaad Pitt for taking on a difficult job and being dedicated to it
Shout out to Mr. McCarthy-Rivera, a new Black Knight who is rocking it in the History classroom. His curiosity and positive mindset are infectious!
THANK YOU TO MISS PHENOMENAL PENNI AND MY LOVELY LATISHA FOR ALWAYS KEEPING ME FOCUSED, FUELED ON COFFEE, ON TRACK AND LAUGHING!!!
I LOOOOOVE YOU MEAN IT!~
THANK YOU CHS ADMIN FOR ALL OF YOUR HARDWORK AND DEDICATION!
I LOVE YOU MEAN IT!~
THANK YOU CHS TEACHERS , CUSTODIANS, AND ALL STAFF FOR SUITING UP, SHOWING UP, AND BRINGING THE SUNSHINE!!!
I LOVE YOU MEAN IT!~
CHS staff takes care of each other! From covering classes, popping our heads in with a thumbs up, to handing over a box of tissues, we are there for each other.
Always great to see Mr. Rashaad Pitt at CHS! Thank you for your warm greetings. Things have definitely been crazy at the beginning of the school year, but you’re crushing it! ~ Druzba
I love all the friendly faces here at Charlottesville High School!
Towler is the GOAT
Thanks Pam for hanging out with me this morning in the hallway! I love your energy 🙂
Shoutout to Mr. Towler for coming up with this awesome idea to build staff morale and to Mr. Rod for helping to make it happen! Go Black Knights!
Go CHS!
#BLACKKNIGHTNATION
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 (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.
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