OVIEDO, Fla. – It's tough to imagine a 3"x 3" piece of paper and markers could have an affect on someone.

But add in a touch of humanity and they can change someone's outlook on a situation.

"A lot of people thought it was very helpful. I heard from a person that she thought that it could have saved someone's life if they were going through something," said Oviedo High School student Bryn Garick.

Last week Garick got a disturbing photo from a friend.

It showed graffiti in the girl's bathroom at the high school.

Black marker lined the tile with derogatory words towards African Americans, references to the KKK and "Go Trump."

"It made me really upset because it's my high school, and I don't really want that to be what my high school's known for," said Garick.

Her friend, Cassidy Gillis, wasn't too pleased by the verbiage either.

"I thought it was disgusting and disrespectful. Not only to our school, but to many of our students that go there," said Gillis.

Garick decided to play off that negativity with sticky notes.



She invited friends over Sunday night and wrote notes with messages that read, "You are beautiful," "I love you" and "You can do this."

In just a few hours, the girls had written more than 400 inspirational words.

"Monday morning we woke up very early and went to school and put them up all over the bathroom," said Garick.

Garick wanted to remain anonymous, but word spread and a posting by her proud mom on social media let the cat out of the bag.



Thanks to Garick and her friends, the Post-it note is no longer just a tool to jot down daily reminders.

It's now reminding us to be kind to one another.

"I really just wanted to spread positivity and to remind minorities and females who think that they're not like, being represented that they are and that people are here for them," said Garick.

School officials are working with Oviedo Police to find the person who wrote the graffiti.