Dead Body Demo
Abby Becker - Staff Writer
April 16, 2010
Filed under News
A row of white sheet-covered students lined up in a row on Wednesday during middle and upper school lunch to illustrate the amount of people that die each year in Missouri due to tobacco and cigarettes.
The SWAT team’s, Students Working Against Tobacco, goal is to educate their peers and make a difference regarding tobacco in schools and the community.
“I wanted to be a part of this demonstration because I remembered it from last year and realized how many people died each day,” said Ellie Straub, freshman SWAT member.
SWAT team members were encouraged to bring a friend outside of SWAT to be a part of the demonstration.
“I came with a SWAT person, because I wanted to make a statement about smoking,” said Katherine Hickman, junior.
Sherry Blough, SWAT advisor, initiated the idea of the dead body demonstration.
“I think it has a definite message. It’s a reminder that smoking and breathing second-hand smoke can cause death and disease,” said Blough.
This demonstration kicked off three days of tobacco awareness. Beginning on Wednesday, the SWAT team put numbers and statistics relating to tobacco at strategic locations on the floor around the school.
Everyone in the school was encouraged to guess what each statistic meant and give their answer in the Guidance Department. Megan Galvin, 7th grader, guessed correctly on Wednesday and received a $10 dollar Bread Co. gift card. The winners for Thursday and Friday will be announced at the end of the each day along with a Biblical message from a SWAT team member.
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