In
celebration
of
February
as
American
Heart
Month,
Parkside Middle
School
six-grade
student,
Travis
Perweiler,
used
imagination
and
creativity
to
complete
his
health
and
physical
education
assignment.
His
teacher,
Carol
Pierce
challenged
her
students
to
create
a
public
service
announcement
(PSA)
about
promoting
strategies
to
prevent
heart
disease,
cancer,
and
diabetes.
Check
out
Travis
Perweiler's
PSA
in
the
media
clip.
"I
challenged
my
students
to
be
creative
with
their
submissions,"
said
Pierce.
I
thought
this
video
hit
that
mark
along
with
getting
this
kiddo
outside
and
away
from
his
computer.
We
know
our
students
are
learning,
if
just
in
a
different
way
sometimes."
In addition to learning about healthy living habits, students gained marketing experience, communication skills, and the opportunity to practice with technology as they used software programs like Microsoft PowerPoint, videotaping, graphic design tools, and other means to create their PSA's for this assignment.