The kindness of one person

Ever since students and staff returned to school from Covid, there was a nervous tension circling Rocklin High School. Schools lacked connectivity and support due to fear of the virus. However, Linnea Sybersma and her friends had a plan to test out this theory.

Linnea untied her shoelace, and went group to group asking random people to retie her shoelace. At first, she received lots of no’s and laughs, but then Mr. Pappas strolled by. Linnea shared, “My friends and I thought it would be funny to see if Mr. Pappas would actually help me out.” Linnea approached him from behind, tapping on his shoulder and asking, “Would you tie my shoe for me?” Surprisingly, he bent down on one knee and tied her shoe with a smile on his face.

Linnea said, “This just shows that the staff here at Rocklin supports you no matter how silly the situation is.”