Our 2025 Magazines
For the Spring and Fall 2025 editions, reporters wrote about Making Good Decisions.
Top Stories
Find friends who are kind and fair
By Lowell Healthy Lion reporters | Social connections are a way to make you feel accepted,...
Teachers team up for group activities
By Catholic Partnership Schools Healthy Courier reporters | Holy Name’s physical education teacher...
How Catto staff learned about empathy
By Catto Healthy News reporters | When Mrs. Morris, school psychologist, talks to students about...
Connecting with others in a group
By MaST Healthy Panther Post reporters | Don’t let apprehension about participating in group...
Dance first, interview afterwards!
By La Salle Healthy News reporters | Healthy News reporters got a surprise when they started their...
Survey says: Reporters like group activities
By Emlen Healthy Roar reporters | A Healthy Roar survey of 15 Emlen fourth-grade reporters showed...
Volunteering has many benefits
By Phila. Hebrew Healthy Investigator reporters | Several Philadelphia Hebrew Public staff members...
Showing gratitude helps you too
By Chester Charter Healthy Highlights reporters | Gratitude can change your mindset in a positive...
Kids Blog
Feeling thankful
By Khalil, William Rowen Elementary School Healthy Roar | I am thankful for my mom because she is...
Being a volunteer
By Kaylen, Philadelphia Hebrew Public Charter Healthy Investigator | I volunteered by donating old...
Why humor matters
By Caitlin, MaST Community Charter School Healthy Panther Post | Imagine you are with your friends...
Connecting with others
By Karter, James Lowell Elementary School Healthy Lion | Making connections to me means that I can...
Sharing favorite activities
By Ayden, La Salle Academy Healthy News | My favorite group activity is football. I play football...
Making connections
By Kayla, Charles W. Henry School Healthy Hawk | Making connections with different people is...
Lessons in volunteering
By Amelia, Catholic Partnership Schools Healthy Courier | Volunteering helps you when you are...
Group activities
By Jimena, Octavius V. Catto Family School Healthy News | The group activity that I enjoy is...
Did You Know?
What does “physical health” mean?
Physical health means taking care of your body so it can grow strong and work its best. This includes moving your body, eating healthy foods, drinking water, and getting enough sleep. When kids practice healthy habits, they have more energy to learn, play, and have fun every day.
Source: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
How much should kids move each day?
Kids ages 6–17 should get at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day. That can include running, dancing, riding bikes, playing sports, or even active games at recess. Moving your body helps your heart, muscles, bones, and brain stay healthy.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Why is eating healthy food important?
Healthy foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, protein, and dairy give your body the vitamins and energy it needs to grow, focus in school, and stay strong. Eating a variety of healthy foods also helps protect your body from getting sick.
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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