DESOTO COUNTY, MS (abc24.com) - "Shake out so you don't freak
out" was the motto of hundreds of students and teachers in
DeSoto County Thursday during an earthquake drill. Mississippi
is one of nine states taking part in the "Great Central U.S.
Shakeout." It's designed to make sure everyone knows exactly
what to do if an earthquake strikes. About three million people
ran through the drill, a good number of them were school
children. "I heard poles falling, walls breaking, ceilings
falling in and all different kinds of stuff," says second grader
Reagan Sandy. "It's very important to get down under your desk
very quickly," adds classmate Bella Miller. Students at Desoto
Central Primary are prepared for the worst. "We always have to
cover our head," says Casey Montelelne. "When they say that you
can exit the building, then you have to put your hands over your
head and exit the building," Miller tells abc24.com. The kids
practice drills like this every year. "In case if an earthquake
really happened," Sandy says.