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Riverton High Student Delivers Heartfelt Handwritten Messages to Every Single Schoolmate at RHS
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He was on a mission to make sure no one felt alone, left out, or without a friend at Riverton High School.
On this episode of the Supercast, find out how Riverton High Student Body President Seth Christensen managed to write and deliver a personal message to every one of his 2300 fellow students, hoping to make them feel seen, loved, and never without a friend to turn to. It was a labor of love that took Seth a year to complete, spreading smiles and happiness throughout the halls of Riverton High.
Audio Transcription
[MUSIC]Seth Christensen:
If someone writes me a letter, it means the world to me. I've saved every single letter I've gotten since I was in eighth grade. I wanted to find some way that I could make every single student here at Riverton feel loved.
Anthony Godfrey:
How many students do we have here at Riverton? Just let everybody know.
Seth Christensen:
Well, at the beginning of the year, we had 2,335.
Anthony Godfrey:
And so you've written over 2,000 cards.
Seth Christensen:
Yes.
Anthony Godfrey:
Hello and welcome to the Supercast. I'm your host, Superintendent Anthony Godfrey. He was on a mission to make sure no one felt alone, left out, or without a friend at Riverton High School. On this episode of the Supercast, find out how Riverton High student body president Seth Christensen managed to write and deliver a personal message to every one of the over 2,000 students at Riverton High, hoping to make them feel seen, loved, and never without a friend to turn to. It was a labor of love that took Seth a year to complete, spreading smiles and happiness throughout the halls of Riverton High.
Anthony Godfrey:
We are at Riverton High School today talking with the student body president. Please introduce yourself.
Seth Christensen:
Hi, yes. My name is Seth Christensen. I'm the SBO president here at Riverton and a senior this year. It's awesome.
Anthony Godfrey:
Seth, you are on the cusp of graduation. How does it feel to be this close to the end of your public education?
Seth Christensen
It is crazy. I've had many, many great memories here at Riverton. I owe Riverton so much. I owe Jordan School District so much. It's crazy to think I'm graduating, but a lot of good memories were made here and a lot of good memories are going to stay in those journals.
Anthony Godfrey:
Well, you've been an incredible leader. It's been really fun to watch, especially this year, the things that you've accomplished and the way that you've lifted your whole school. And that's why we're here today to talk about a particular project that a lot of people have taken interest in. It's the project where you wrote a card for every student in the school. Talk to us about that.
Seth Christensen:
Yeah, it's been one of the best decisions I've ever made, is taking on this project. I wanted to find some way that I could make every single student here at Riverton feel loved. I knew if I just relied on meeting and saying hi to every single person I saw, yes, it would be good and it'd be great. I do do that, but people are going to fall through the cracks, because obviously I'm not going to have a physical interaction with everyone. So these letters are the next best idea, trying to find some way to get my words of affirmation to these people.
Anthony Godfrey:
That's really incredible. How many students do we have here at Riverton? Just let everybody know.
Seth Christensen:
Well, at the beginning of the year, we had 2,335, and then we've had people join throughout the year.
Anthony Godfrey:
So you've written over 2,000 cards.
Seth Christensen:
Yes.
Anthony Godfrey:
Tell me about the process of writing those cards. How much time did that take? You have to pace yo