H EROES 2.0 Eric Schwender, Lucy Kurtz, Abbie Stallings, Garrett O’Bryan

Purpose herOes 2.0 is designed to target bullying in the elementary school systems by performing skits with superheroes and super villains. Performed in front of grades 3-5 at Burns and Highland with a target audience of students.

Evidence of Community Health Problem Bullying becomes an issue typically at the age of 11 (our project would address it before middle school). 1 in 3 students report being bullied on school property in grade school.

Evidence of need Percent of students affected by bullying 11 or younger-42.9% % % 14 or older-39.8% ( Kentucky Department of Education, 2011).

Goal Goal: our goal is to increase the awareness of bullying and its negative consequences that can occur.

Objectives Objective 1: obtain funding through grants Objective 2: schedule performance at local elementary schools Objective 3: make up and practice our skits/prepare for the performance Objective 4: perform skits and administer tests.

Evaluation Will be evaluated using pre and post tests Retention rate of 80% Example Question True or false: 1 in 3 kids have been bullied at your age A) True

Potential Funders/Partners Some potential funders include: Owensboro Health The Kentucky Board of Education Some potential partners include: Kentucky Center for School Safety Local elementary schools

Budget The planned budget is to be $600. Budget will be used to buy costumes ($300), printing ($150), and props (under $50) (Amazon, 2013). Extra $180 used for extra expenses we will have.

Where do you come in? Percent of students in each sector Props-10% Actors-40% Stagehands-10% Skit writers-20% Brochure editors-10% Pre/post test writers and graders-10%

Conclusion In conclusion, our project hopes to: Prevent bullying Raise awareness in a younger audience Provide teachers with a report of their student’s knowledge Prevent future problems down the road Make the community a better place!

Citations Kentucky Department of Education. (2011). [accessed 6 March, 2014]. Retrieved from ullying-Statistics.aspx ullying-Statistics.aspx Amazon. (2013). Accessed 25 February 2014]. Retrieved from 1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field- keywords=superhero+costumes 1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field- keywords=superhero+costumes