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'Today Show' Featuring West High Student this Morning
West High Principal Jerry Arganbright told the Press-Citizen that the segment on @westhighbros, a Web presence operated by students, will likely air between 7:30 and 8 a.m. Tuesday.
To combat bullying and boost positivity at his school, an Iowa City West High School student, Jeremiah Anthony, had the idea to go online and post compliments on Twitter about many of his classmates.
His account, @westhighbros, has tweeted over 3,000 messages since it launched in October 2011.
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A new video called "A Sincere Compliment," uploaded by HooplaHa -- a website dedicated to spreading good news -- shares Jeremiah Anthony's inspiring story. That video is attached to this article.
"I believe that showing the goodness in people is very integral to our account, because so many people on Twitter and Facebook get cyberbullied because they're less than perfect," he explained.
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"A Sincere Compliment" was picked up by the Huffington Postup thousands of views. This attention likely led to the "Today Show" segment scheduled to aire today from between 7:30 and 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, West High's Principal Jerry Arganbright told the Iowa City Press-Citizen.
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