ABOUT US
The inspiration for “SMILE” is the “GRACE” app developed by Sacramento high school students in 2017 to promote mental health well-being. After a the loss of a fellow student at their school, a large group of students gathered together in order to create something that could hopefully assist people in similar situations. Their school district allows for all students and staff to use the resource and benefit from it. We are a group of high schoolers at Muscle Shoals High School who hope to create a resource that will serve a similar purpose within our school and local community.
"Hi! My name is Kate Scales. I am a senior at MSHS, and I enjoy spending time writing poetry and learning to code."​
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​Kate served as the project manager and code writer for SMILE.​
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"My name is Natalie McCabe. I am a senior at MSHS, and I enjoy listening to Bossa Nova music, watching F1 Racing, and cheering on Real Madrid."
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​​Natalie both designed and created the template for this website.​​
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"My name is Jay Wilson. I am a sophomore at MSHS, and I enjoy video games, spending time with friends, running, and going to church."
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​​Jay will lead the continuation of this resource once the others graduate.​ ​​​
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"My name is King Notestone. I am a senior at MSHS, and I plan to attend college to pursue a degree in Law."
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King worked in both the design and development aspects of the project.
Future development: As SMILE will continue to be an ongoing project, there are many developments we hope to make in the upcoming months or further. Some of our priority updates include the development of an AI chatbot and turning SMILE into a mobile app. If you have any suggestions or feedback for our project team, please reach out to any of them using school emails or contact the project account on social media.