Teachers unveil 'beautiful' surprise for middle-school girls

Teachers at a middle school in Alabama have given the girls' bathroom an inspirational makeover, just in time for the start of the school year.

Girls attending Simmons Middle School in Hoover will be greeted by the message, "You are beautiful" when they wash their hands or look at their reflection in the mirror. The bathroom stalls also bear inspirational messages, including, "Beautiful girl, you can do amazing things," "Be the best version of you," "Dream it, believe it, achieve it," "Happy girls are the prettiest girls" and "Be your own kind of beautiful," AL.com reported.

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Five seventh-grade teachers participated in the bathroom makeover, according to AL.com. "Middle school is tough. Girls need a little love and encouragement," teacher Laura Ann Missildine told AL.com.

The teachers plan on working on a similar project for the boys' bathroom, AL.com reported.

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