High school boy secretly posted kind thoughts about classmates on Instagram

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One high school student went out of his way on social media to make a difference for his classmates and no one knew about it until graduation.

Konner Sauve gave his fellow students a real shock during his graduation speech a couple of weeks ago. Sauve, the co-valedictorian of East Valley High School in Yakima, Washington, told his class he was behind the Instagram account where kind thoughts were shared about his fellow students, ABC News reported.

For nearly an entire year, Sauve anonymously posted pictures and kind words about students from his school on an Instagram account under the username @TheBenevolentOne3.

“I wanted to focus on the better aspects of people,” the 18-year-old told the news outlet. “To shed positive light on each individual, make them feel appreciated, and to know that someone cares.”

The teen shared over 650 photos of his classmates with every post featuring a caption of what makes them great. He managed to complete each student in the class of 2014, 2016, and his own class 2015. The posts are heartwarming and thoughtful — from boasting about the school’s athletes to recognizing positive attributes about each classmate — Sauve had something kind to say about his fellow students.

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Although social media isn’t always seen as having a positive impact, especially among teens, Sauve has used this Instagram account to shed some positive light.

“Over the past year I saw change occur in our high school, a positive one, it seemed as though we were united than we had been in the past,” Sauve posted on the Instagram account.

As for why he kept it a secret, Sauve admitted he just wanted to be humble about his actions and make everyone feel appreciated in his school.

“Honestly, I was really flattered to be one of the first people he posted and I was really curious of who it was, especially since he said I was one of the cutest girls in school,” one student from the 650-plus posts told ABC News.

In his departing words to the class of 2015, Sauve hopes his legacy will be carried forward in the community for generations to come. There definitely needs to be more young people like Konner Sauve in the world!