US EditionLonely but Inspired, a Wisconsin Student Painted Classmates in ‘Extreme Act of Kindness’
WAUNAKEE, WISCONSIN, JUL 10 – Molly Schafer painted 44 portraits for her classmates despite failing two classes, receiving over 100 commission requests and wide media attention, CBS Evening News reported.
- Molly Schafer painted 44 portraits of her graduating classmates over the 2024-2025 school year and gifted them in Waunakee, Wisconsin.
- She embarked on this project in fall 2024, driven by a desire to memorialize her classmates' dedication, especially athletes who may not play beyond high school.
- During the project, Schafer spent extensive time painting, which caused her to struggle academically, but the reveal in mid-May coincided with senior skip day and drew local and national attention.
- The portraits received wide recognition including a CBS Evening News segment in June, over 100 commission requests, and seniors expressing gratitude for what Avery Miller called an 'extreme act of kindness.'
- Schafer intends to enroll at Madison Area Technical College and is determined to keep painting, having realized through her art that most people are kind despite her previous concerns.
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Wisconsin high schooler paints in ‘extreme act of kindness’
When the thoughts coursed through Molly Schafer’s mind that nobody liked her, that nobody cared about her, she often tried to reassure herself that it wouldn’t make sense for people to judge someone so harshly. She’d long grappled with low self-esteem and struggled with making friends. When she walked past people she barely knew at
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