Veterinary students from OSU’s Center for Veterinary Health Sciences recently visited Highland Park Elementary School to give students good health tips. Using pig lungs, 39 first- and second-year students dissected the lungs and explained the importance of practicing good eating and living habits to keep their own lungs healthy.

Students receive Good Health Tips

Veterinary students from OSU’s Center for Veterinary Health Sciences recently visited Highland Park Elementary School to give students good health tips. Using pig lungs, 39 first- and second-year students dissected the lungs and explained the importance of practicing good eating and living habits to keep their own lungs healthy.



The Veterinary Center has long partnered with area schools to help inspire learning in young children and encourage them to explore the sciences. Veterinary students use the information they have learned in class to explain the comparative traits of veterinary medicine.



Approximately 48 elementary students were visited by 14 teams of veterinary students. The lung dissection project was organized by Sabrina Vobornik, Class of 2009, and Katie Cope, Class of 2008. A special thanks to these students who helped make the visit memorable for their young friends: Class of 2010—Heather Briscoe, Brant Carpenter, Megan Johnston-Cox, Meredith Dooley, Joe Max Freeman, Alexandria Glover, Kendi Horner, Renee Jaklitsch, Brandy Kastl, Don Lee, Leslie Lovett, Amanda Miller, Ashley Nichols, Shem Oliver, Desiree Poore, Stephanie Rollins, Nicole Stec, Laura Townley, Becca White, John Whitesell, and Brad Youngblood; Class of 2009—Nicole Brown, Katie Carpenter, Jessi Carter, Lauren Davied, Scott Floyd, Alana Jenkins, Chris Johnson, Sabrina Kordis, Ryan McCollum, Jennifer Miller, Tina Olivieri, Alton Price, Zeke Proctor, Cameron Stoudt, Lauren Thomas, Melissa Tillotson, Ty Tipton, and Sabrina Vobornik.