ATLANTA — Signs of hope are all around one major Atlanta Hospital today and it’s all thanks to a local high schooler.
Wesleyan School junior Carson Schiller organized students from kindergarten to high school seniors at her Gwinnett County private schools to design art projects to thank doctors and nurses at Northside Hospital.
Those projects were turned into 250 yard signs. Tuesday afternoon, Schiller, along with her parents and some administrators gathered and placed all the signs around the campus of Northside.
“A lot of them are thank you, Bible verses, motivation, like keep fighting,” Schiller told Channel 2 Gwinnett County Bureau Chief Tony Thomas. ”I’m hoping as they walk in that will give them a boost of motivation to keep fighting and to keep doing what they are doing."
Carson said she was inspired by a family friend who is a Northside nurse.
When the teen sent out a request for artwork to the entire student body, she didn't know what to expect.
"I got a lot of submissions so I think they enjoyed the project and I know they really wanted to help. " Schiller said.
School administrators are impressed with the juniors’ organization skills. Jennifer Copeland is the Assistant Head of School for External Affairs at Wesleyan.
"At a time when a lot of kids are focusing on loss, and things they don't get to do, the pandemic is kind of boring for them at home, it's a real cool example of a teenager putting others ahead of herself," Copeland said.
Carson hopes the signs inspire not only those working on the frontlines of this pandemic, but her classmates as well.
"This was a way to really bring my community together since we can’t be together in the classroom. " Schiller told Thomas.
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