The class was supposed to be a regular school day. The class was randomly split into pairs that insulted each other as Hamlet characters using Shakespearean language, and then students would vote for the better insult. Everything went well until announcements when English Teacher Mrs.Vernon passed out a card to each student, a card that complimented them but had no known author. Now, everyone is wondering who to thank.  

“I wrote them,” senior Matt Yilmaz said. “I’m just joking. The card made me feel out of this world with joy. [The writer has] very beautiful calligraphy.”

On Nov. 11, 2021, each student in Mrs.Vernon’s second-period ap literature and composition class received a card. 

“I have no idea about the writer of the letters,” Mrs. Vernon said. “I came into my room after the passing period and the stack of letters was sitting on my desk.”

Every card came in a white envelope with large, cursive letters on the front, having each student’s name on them.

“Watching everyone as they read their letter, and began to smile and look around, just warmed my heart,” Mrs. Vernon said. “Everyone loves a compliment.”

Every card held a personalized compliment specific to its recipient.

“My theory is that it is someone in AP English IV who was part of the Road Project,” senior Angela Harris said. “I think it was very lovely. Most epic senior prank ever.”

Students compared the handwriting of the cards to the handwriting of the peers around them to figure out the mysterious writer.

“I think it was Marla,” senior Phillip White said, “since she was the project manager.”

After reading through some of the cards, students discovered that there were many mentions of a project they had all completed together as a class a few weeks prior.

“I feel like it could be Shelby Perry or someone in this class,” senior Emily Landry said.

Students absent from class that day also fell into suspicion.

“The card made me feel very nice and appreciated,” Harris said. “They have very nice, distinct handwriting. We know they were part of or at least watched the Road project because a lot of the cards mention it.”

Even Mrs. Vernon was not spared from the theories, with some students thinking the cards were all from her.

“My card said there are a million reasons why someone should like me,” senior Ty Jarvis said. “I think it is Mrs. Vernon playing it off.”

No matter who the unknown admirer could be, every student walked out of class with a smile. 

“I feel like the letters were written by someone in the class, who does not want the attention, but rather just did it out of the goodness of their heart,” Vernon said. “Whoever wrote them is a very special person with a huge heart for others.”

If you know who wrote the letters, please comment below.