Fourth-graders hold health fair

Blytheville Elementary School fourth-grade Pre AP students hosted a student-run health fair for the entire student body Friday.

The fair was proposed by Pre AP teachers Olivia Blankenship and Carleica Gentry to challenge students learning about the body's systems.

The event incorporated literacy, math and science as students, with the help of volunteers, taught their schoolmates about making healthy choices, such as choosing a fruit smoothie instead of sugary drinks, home systems like the respiratory and circulatory systems work within our bodies and the importance of regular checkups.