It can be easy to assume an anonymous profile on the Internet, making cyber bullying even more prevalent and accessible these days. However, there are those out there who are trying to spread the love, rather than the hate.

Modeling the idea after seeing a similar situation at Blue Valley Northwest HS, junior Mykia Carrell created the Twitter account @SMNCompliments under an anonymous handle.

“I have a lot of friends that go to Blue Valley Northwest and they have one,” Carrell said. “I was like, ‘Wow, North is cool, we should have one too because we have so many people here that do awesome things.’”

The account regularly tweets positive quotes, words of encouragement, as well as recognizes students for their effort in school. To find those who would be on the receiving end of the compliments, Carrell simply kept an eye out on those around her, as well as took requests and shout outs into consideration.

“SMNCompliments is a really awesome concept,” junior Paige Miller said. “Usually you see these anon accounts about negativity, but SMNCompliments brings something new, refreshing, and something awesome to North. It is awesome seeing someone’s day being made just through something little over the Internet.”

Many tried to find out who was the secret optimist, but Miller defended Carrell’s decision to not immediately reveal her true identity, saying that there was more fun in the constant guesswork.

“The account being anonymous is really awesome because it’s just like a mystery,” Miller said. “Like you want to know who this amazing person is, but at the same time that would take all the fun out of it. It being secretive just keeps everyone wondering.”

Carrell explained why she initially chose to remain nameless during her first few months after creating the account.

“I feel like when you go up to someone or any way you try to compliment someone, the expectation is that you want something back,” Carrell said. “I don’t want to say, ‘Hey, you look really nice today’ because then you’ll be looking for something to compliment me on. It’s just not how things should be, in my opinion. You should give without expectation.”

With this in mind, Carrell continued her efforts to spread kindness amongst the student body. Her favorite part was interacting with her peers without their knowledge.

“It was really cool to have genuine conversations with people when they didn’t know it was me,” Carrell said. “They started inboxing me, ‘Can I help you in any way? This is the coolest thing ever.’ I get just as happy giving [the followers] compliments and seeing them so happy.”

To keep everyone guessing and to keep the account running and relevant, Carrell periodically passed it down to those she trusted would uphold its values and supportive attitude.

“My original idea was to get a committee to work under me because I can’t be everywhere all the time,” Carrell said. “A majority of the people that are going to get compliments are going to be upperclassmen. I’m in classes with other juniors and seniors so I was like, ‘I really need to find people younger than me so they can look around and send stuff in too.’”

Since then, SMNCompliments has been managed by two other people. They, too, have not revealed their identities, carrying on the account’s seemingly new tradition.

“I’m hoping the account goes even after we all graduate,” Miller said. “There is always going to be someone who will be willing to run such an awesome account. I feel like it should be an honor to run it. But even if Twitter dies off, it should go onto the next most popular social media website because it has been such a positive influence on North.”

Miller hopes to see the account last and expand to include even more students, and wants the school to realize that North really is the support system someone could fall back on.

“The benefits [of the account] are just knowing that we are all here for each other in the end,” Miller said. “We are like a family at North. The students just need to know that they are never alone in bad times. Someone always has your back.”