Cal High’s new compliment page has been giving students positive pick-me-ups.

“Cal High Compliments” is a page on Facebook where students can send an anonymous message to someone. Compliments are posted directly after they have been sent to the page’s administrator, who remains unknown.

The page has around 500 likes and is growing.

Many Cal students have received posts about them, including junior Alaina Harwood.

“Alaina Harwood can make anyone’s day,” an anonymous post said. “You’ll love her from the moment you meet her!”

Students believe the page promotes a safe and feel-good environment on the Internet. Knowing that a fellow student recognized a positive attribution of a certain peer also makes Cal High feel like a comfortable and positive campus, students said.

“Every person needs to feel valued,” said psychology teacher Susan Fitch. “If they’re (the posted compliments) genuine, then they make people feel valuable.”

With the advent of social networking sites, cyber-bullying has become an issue for teens. Students and staff believe that pages like “Cal High Compliments” can slowly inspire students to better themselves.

“It’s a great way to counteract the negative comments in social media,” said Fitch.

Students said the page brightens their days.

“I think it’s really beneficial,” said freshman Sarah Hagans. “It’s good for people who don’t know a lot about Cal.”

Teachers and alumni have also been acknowledged and recognized on the page.

“She (drama teacher Laura Woods) never lets melodramatic or lazy students bug her, and you can tell she has her class under control,” an anonymous poster said.

Pages like these have influenced many people to come out and finally say that they have always wanted to, without anyone knowing.

Some students, like senior Dominic Nudo, believe that the page is not without negativity.

“You don’t need a web page to say something to someone,” said Nudo.

Cal wasn’t the first and isn’t the only school to have its own compliments page.

The idea started at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario when four students created “Queen U Compliments.” Since its beginning in September 2012, the page has reached 4,000 “friends” and 35,000 “likes”.

Other high schools in the area, such as Foothill, have compliments pages not only on Facebook, but also on Twitter.

“It (the compliments page) boosts people’s moral,” said sophomore Raz Mostaghimi. “It’s nice to go on Facebook if you’re bored and see a compliment that says, ‘You smell good,’ or, ‘Your hair looks nice.’”