When senior Kurt Freeman’s teacher assigned the research paper in English this year, they knew exactly what topic they wanted to cover. The prompt of the research paper was to discuss a global issue and propose a solution, and the issue that first came to mind was a painful, personal and alarmingly important one. Suicide prevention. Kurt was 10 when it happened. The research paper became a way they could express their years-long grieving process after their father’s suicide, as well as a way to investigate the topic of suicide and raise awareness. “I lost him to suicide back in 2015, so ever since then, this is a very, very important topic to me and something that has driven a lot of the things that I’ve created, a lot of the things that I’ve done,” Kurt said. “It’s just something that [has] a big, big role in my life that I think is important to try to help.” To read more, visit smeharbinger.net #storybygreysonimm #pagedesignbyavacooper #socialmediabyavacooper