Taking things to the 'Extreme'

Bailey Carr, left, cringes as she and Breanna Todd look at a diseased lung while Mike Parkinson highlights the consequences of smoking during Hacker Middle School's third annual Extreme Challenge event Friday afternoon.

Hosted by the Center for Community Health from Elmore Medical Center, the challenge featured various discussions geared specifically for fifth graders at the school.

During the day, students participated in more than a dozen activities aimed at helping them make smart lifestyle choices on topics like exercise, nutrition, sun safety, teamwork, self-esteem, tobacco use and aging.

Corey Modgling tries his hand at walking with a cane around a crowded classroom filled with obstacles that he was required to navigate around while wearing goggles that blocked his vision and gloves that helped impair the fine motor skills in his hands.