Our 2025 Magazines
For the Spring and Fall 2025 editions, reporters wrote about Making Good Decisions.
Top Stories
BOOK REVIEW: Esperanza Rising
Esperanza Rising Written by Pam Muñoz Ryan "Esperanza Rising" is about a 13-year-old girl who came...
BOOK REVIEW: The Buddy Bench
The Buddy Bench Written by Patty Brozo Illustrated by Mike Deas This book is about a group of...
Making decisions is a way of learning
Imagine that you are a baseball player deciding in a split second whether to swing at a 100 mph...
Advice for staying safe
Whenever he goes to a restaurant with his family, Keith Prewitt looks at the entrance and exits....
POEM: Pressure
Pressure By Quandre Davis Am I at fault for feeling this way As pressure builds and skies turn...
Field trip tests students’ aerobic activity
A bowling field trip was one of the highlights of Catholic Partnership Schools’ summer program in...
CPS enjoy remote interviews
Students in grades 6 to 8 at Catholic Partnership Schools’ summer program joined with Healthy...
Fitness coach shares love of exercise
By Catholic Partnership Schools Healthy Courier reporters | John Chino Ramos, a professional...
Kids Blog
Field trip tests students’ aerobic activity
A bowling field trip was one of the highlights of Catholic Partnership Schools’ summer program in...
CPS enjoy remote interviews
Students in grades 6 to 8 at Catholic Partnership Schools’ summer program joined with Healthy...
Before bed
By Greyson, Alexander Adaire Fit Fish | About 10 minutes before I go to bed, I have a healthy...
Help with reading
By Korey, DePaul Healthy Trailblazer Journal | The last good decision I made was at home. My...
Value in school
By Jaleb, DePaul Catholic School Healthy Trailblazer Journal | The decisions you make can have an...
Getting good sleep
By Antonio, Alexander Adaire Fit Fish reporter | Sleep is important because if you don’t get...
Taking care
By Jayden, La Salle Academy Healthy News | Some ideas I will do to help my community is donate to...
Donate books
By Lezlyann, La Salle Academy Healthy News | Some ideas I have to help my community are donating...
Did You Know?
What is the flu?
The flu is an infection caused by the influenza virus. It can make you feel very sick with symptoms like fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, and tiredness. Most kids get better at home with rest and fluids, but the flu can sometimes cause more serious illness — which is why preventing it is important.
Source: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
How does the flu spread?
Flu germs spread when someone sick coughs, sneezes, talks, or touches things like doorknobs or desks. That’s why washing your hands, covering coughs, and staying home when sick can help protect others!
Source: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
Why do kids need a flu shot every year?
The flu virus changes a little bit each year. The flu shot is updated annually to help your body recognize the newest versions of the virus. Getting the flu shot every year gives your immune system its best chance to fight off the flu.
Talking To …
Dr. Erica Walker
Erica Walker was pursuing a career as an artist when noisy neighbors on the floor above her apartment led to a dramatic switch. She’s now Dr. Erica Walker, still an artist but also an expert on the study of noise pollution and its effects on people. She recently spoke about noise and noise pollution with East Norriton Bulldog Bulletin reporters.
Keith Prewitt
In April 1968, when Keith Prewitt was 14, he and his friends were “out and about” in a part of downtown Memphis, Tenn., where they weren’t supposed to be. They started to get nervous when they saw a lot of fire trucks and police cars coming to the area. “We didn’t know what was going on, but we chose to get out,” Mr. Prewitt says.
Student Gallery
These illustrations are by students St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral in Camden and MaST Community Charter School and Philadelphia Hebrew Public Charter School in Philadelphia.
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