“It’s very easy to see that not only are they engaged in the fun activities, but are also retaining information, even if it is as simple as the correct food portions,” founding member Saherish Surani said of an average 26 percent hike from pre- to post-test questionnaires administered during the visits.
By Beatriz Alvarado of the Caller-Times: You can tell when children sit in for a Project iConquer presentation.
They take the action with them to the classroom, said Yeager Elementary physical education teacher Jerri Ann Auger.
“Peel banana, peel peel banana,” her class chanted and danced to the last time iConquer, a youth-driven health and nutrition education program, visited the school. “They love it.”
Four of the project’s six founding members, all teenagers from Corpus Christi ISD schools, and new additions since the project was founded visited the campus Dec. 11.
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About Seherish Surani
Saherish Surani, an aspiring and ambitious 16 year old, who currently attends Veterans Memorial High School as a Junior. She spent her freshmen and sophomore year and Mary Carroll High School. Saherish is a student who is very involved in the wellness of community. She has already started to serve and educate the community of Corpus Christi, Texas through The Ante Tobacco Program, Project KNIGHTS, and Project iConquer, and is a the vice chairperson and youth commissioner on the City of Corpus Christi Human Relations Commission.
More: www.saherishsurani.com
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