Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago
Starting high school can feel overwhelming. From being afraid of getting lost to worrying about making friends, the challenges are real for many students. In this story, one student shares how she found her voice as a leader, an older sister, and an advocate for representation.
Through the Start With Hello program she discovered the power of kindness, the importance of uplifting every voice, and the courage to speak up even when it is difficult.
Learn more about how Start With Hello prevents social isolation and helps students build meaningful connections: sandyhookpromise.org/start-with-hello
Together we can create schools where no student feels invisible. 💚
Sandy Hook Promise (SHP) envisions a future where all children are free from school shootings and other acts of violence. As a national nonprofit organization, SHP’s mission is to educate and empower youth and adults to prevent violence in schools, homes, and communities. Creators of the life-saving, evidence-informed “Know the Signs” prevention programs, SHP teaches the warning signs of someone who may be in crisis, socially isolated, or at-risk of hurting themselves or others and how to get help. SHP also advances school safety, youth mental health, and responsible gun ownership at the state and federal levels through nonpartisan policy and partnerships. SHP is led by several family members whose loved ones were killed in the tragic mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012.
Connect with us:
Twitter @sandyhook – twitter.com/sandyhook
Facebook @sandyhookpromise – facebook.com/SandyHookPromise
Instagram @sandyhookpromise – instagram.com/sandyhookpromise
Starting high school can feel overwhelming. From being afraid of getting lost to worrying about making friends, the challenges are real for many students. In this story, one student shares how she found her voice as a leader, an older sister, and an advocate for representation.
Through the Start With Hello program she discovered the power of kindness, the importance of uplifting every voice, and the courage to speak up even when it is difficult.
Learn more about how Start With Hello prevents social isolation and helps students build meaningful connections: sandyhookpromise.org/start-with-hello
Together we can create schools where no student feels invisible. 💚
Sandy Hook Promise (SHP) envisions a future where all children are free from school shootings and other acts of violence. As a national nonprofit organization, SHP’s mission is to educate and empower youth and adults to prevent violence in schools, homes, and communities. Creators of the life-saving, evidence-informed “Know the Signs” prevention programs, SHP teaches the warning signs of someone who may be in crisis, socially isolated, or at-risk of hurting themselves or others and how to get help. SHP also advances school safety, youth mental health, and responsible gun ownership at the state and federal levels through nonpartisan policy and partnerships. SHP is led by several family members whose loved ones were killed in the tragic mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012.
Connect with us:
Twitter @sandyhook – twitter.com/sandyhook
Facebook @sandyhookpromise – facebook.com/SandyHookPromise
Instagram @sandyhookpromise – instagram.com/sandyhookpromise
