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DeWitt Middle School eighth-graders present community impact projects — shoe drive, art share, fitness events
Summary
DeWitt Middle School students described year-long health education projects that combined advocacy, service and hands-on events; projects included a shoe drive that collected roughly 800 pairs and a half-court fundraiser that supported a local scholarship fund.
DeWitt Middle School teacher Heidi Fovita presented examples of eighth-grade Impact Projects completed through an extended health-education curriculum. The project-based units ask students to "use my interests and strengths to advocate for a health-related topic and make the world a better place," according to Fovita.
Students described a range of projects carried out this year and in recent years: a Just Dance…
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