(SUBMITTED PHOTO) Students at Rosa Parks Elementary School, from left, Taylor Huddleston, Jillian Nolan, Mason Jessie, Ava Doades, Mackenzie Cole, and Maggie Baker are giving back to the community. Student Council members, along with a few teachers, packed food for the Million Meal Movement which distributes millions of meals to hungry families in Indiana. According to the organization, one million Hoosiers - including one in five children - don’t know where they’ll get their next meal.

Students at Southport Elementary School began spinning their wheels recently for a good cause. In partnership with IU Simon Cancer Research Center, students are raising awareness for multiple myeloma, a rare cancer. Third-grade students hosted a stationary spin bike-a-thon and invited the public to donate $1 per minute for a spin on the bike. The event was the pinnacle of the class’s Project Based Learning (PBL) initiative which allows students to research and work toward solving a real-world problem.