Mrs. Courtney Bell, the physical education teacher at Meadowlark Elementary School is leading students in the Kids Heart Challenge, a program of the American Heart Association. Once the pledges are counted and winners determined, school officials will hold a Slime Assembly to celebrate on Monday, February 17 at 2:30 p.m.

The heart health program was introduced on February 3 and will end on February 14. The Kids Heart Challenge offers several physical activities to get students’ hearts pumping. Bell has integrated three of these into her PE classes: dancing, jumping rope, and basketball...