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April 30th, 2014

4/30/2014

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Kimberly Wuest, the art teacher at Bunker Hill Elementary in Franklin Township, travels to Haiti every couple of years to volunteer at a school. With each trip she tries to make a connection between Bunker Hill and the school she works with down there. 
This time around, the connection will be more profound as her students are creating coloring books for the Haitian pupils.
Here’s her story:  


Pupils’ connection with Haitian children will be through coloring books

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As the weather warms and the sunshine returns, here’s a look at how our Bunker Hill students are busy bringing their own sunshine to children in Haiti.  
A few weeks before spring break during an art class, a child came to me and asked excitedly, “You know what we should do Miss Wuest?” “What?” I asked the student, her eyes eager with anticipation. “We should draw pictures and send them to students in another country and let them paint them. Ya know, like a coloring book.”  I replied, “That’s a great idea!”         
This month in art class, our third- and fourth-graders are making coloring books for the Haitians. We will send them to a school in one of the poorest areas of Haiti’s capital, Port au Prince. 
I have visited this school and know that our books will be put to good use.
In addition, fifth-graders are drawing portraits of actual Haitian students for the covers; second-graders are decorating the back covers. The bookmarks are being made by kindergartners and first-graders.
And the PTO has taken an active role by donating boxes of crayons.
As our students learn how different life is in Haiti, they are eager to show love and kindness to others.​


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Teen driving program stresses seat belt usage and responsible habits

4/16/2014

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PictureDemonte Dawkins (left) tries out the Seat Belt Convincer while Jared Earles drives the SADD golf cart.

Students Against Destructive Decisions traveled to Beech Grove High School last week in an effort to promote its teen traffic safety program, which focuses on seat belt usage and responsible driving habits.
The Quick-Click Challenge allowed teams of four to compete against their peers to see who could buckle up in the shortest amount of time. Antonio Agresta, Christian Little, Ben Neff and Luke Robinson posted the fastest time of 31.86 seconds and won T-shirts.  
Another activity featured the Seat Belt Convincer, a device that simulates a 5- to 7-mph crash. “Most crashes are at 40 mph or faster,” said SAAD program coordinator Geoff Grow, “so this helps students to put into perspective how important it is to wear at seat belt.”  
The Fatal Vision Obstacle Course gave students the opportunity to get behind the wheel of a golf cart and follow a course of safety cones. Then they were handed a pair of “drunk” goggles to experience the visual impairment of someone over the legal limit.   
With car crashes remaining the leading cause of death among 15- to 20-year-olds, reports the National Transportation Board, SADD has partnered with the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute and State Farm Insurance to offer free traffic safety programming to schools and communities.
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Participants in the Quick Click Challenge included (clockwise, from bottom left) Ashley Browning, Sydney Lanahan, Abbe Ferrer and Lizzie Giller.
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