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<v 0>Thank you so much pressure.</v>

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<v 2>These custodians have kept Atcheson high school clean for years.</v>

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Students wanna let them know they're valued.

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<v 1>I hear a lot of stories about like how bathrooms look and doesn't sound like</v>

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something I would like wanna mess with. So I, I really do appreciate them. And,

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uh, just what they do for us.

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<v 2>18 Year old, Caleb Kelly Jones was looking to serve his community.</v>

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He realized he didn't have to go very far to find people who deserve to be

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recognized for their quiet contributions.

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<v 0>I'm the first one here in the morning. Yeah, I get plenty of exercise. I, uh,</v>

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I average about, oh,

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anywhere from 15 to 20,000 steps a day.

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<v 2>Head custodian, Bobby Smith admits his work can sometimes be a thankless job,</v>

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but not on this day.

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<v 0>I got called to the office,</v>

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which is upstairs and they made it seem like something was going on.

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<v 2>Turns out Kayla baked cookies and got the whole school involved to say,</v>

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thank you to these caretakers.

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<v 1>I made sure I got like all the administrators, all the students interview,</v>

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buddy.

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I could to just sign the card and have their own little section of what they

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wanted to say to the janitors.

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<v 2>The entire card was covered with notes and signatures front and back.</v>

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<v 1>When I was going around and telling people like what it was for when I said it</v>

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was for the janitors, a lot of people were like perked up and like, oh, okay.

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Yeah, I'll definitely do that.

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<v 2>Bobby's been keeping schools in the district clean for 23 years. He says,</v>

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to get respect, you have to give it.

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<v 0>I just creep people the way I, I want to be treated, you know,</v>

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I'm not mean to anybody or, you know,

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I don't yell at 'em or I just treat 'em as young adults, you know,

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like I'd want to be treated. I think that's how I gain their respect.

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<v 2>Caleb says there's so many people who make a difference in our lives every day.</v>

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And sometimes the smallest gesture can make a big impact.

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<v 1>Just letting them know that you see them and what it is that they're doing,</v>

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never really know, like what,

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what that act of kindness can really do for somebody.