Our 2025 Magazines
For the Spring and Fall 2025 editions, reporters wrote about Making Good Decisions.
Top Stories
La Liga teaches many life lessons
By William Cramp Fit Flyer reporters | Players in Philadelphia’s La Liga del Barrio sign up to...
Meet Camden resident Ayinde Merrill
By CPS (Holy Name) Healthy Courier reporters | Holy Name Healthy Courier seventh-grade reporters...
Reading helps build connections
By Cole Manor Fit Falcon Tribune reporters| Take it from Mrs. Karen Mitchell, head of children’s...
Humor is more than being funny
By MaST Healthy Panther Post reporters | Healthy Panther Post seventh-grade reporters didn’t know...
Learning how to deal with anxiety
By CPS (St. Cecilia) Healthy Courier reporters | It’s important for kids to learn how to manage...
Parent volunteers like contributing
By Adaire Fit Fish reporters | Helping people is something that Adaire parent...
How the arts can connect people
By Lowell Healthy Lion reporters | Connecting through the arts can help artists show their...
Exploring empathy with Sr. Alicia
By CPS (St. Cecilia) Healthy Courier reporters | Sister Alicia M. Perna, principal of St. Cecilia...
Kids Blog
Lessons in humor
Editor’s note: Seventh-grade reporters reflected on their experience of interviewing Mary...
Jokes
Jokes | A poem by Dean, Charles W. Henry School Healthy HawkThey are really funny,Like a silly...
Laugh
Laugh | A poem by Wyatt, Charles W. Henry School Healthy HawkLaugh, laugh,Happy tears.Show your...
Kids on volunteering II
By Ben, Alexander Adaire Fit Fish | If I could volunteer for any cause or organization, it would...
Trying new veggies
By Saul, MaST Community Charter School Healthy Panther Post: Cub Reporter Edition | I don’t like...
Favorite book II
By Rickendra, Cole Manor Fit Falcon Tribune | When it was Covid and I could not go to school, I...
Kids on volunteering
By Lena, Alexander Adaire Fit Fish | I would volunteer for planting trees because whenever I go to...
Sharing favorite activities IIII
By Jordyn, La Salle Academy Healthy News | I love playing volleyball. I really like it when I am...
Did You Know?
Why is drinking water important?
Water helps your body do so many important jobs! It keeps your body cool, helps you digest food, and carries nutrients to your cells. Staying hydrated also helps you feel energized and ready to learn and play.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
How much water do kids need?
The amount of water kids need can depend on their age, activity level, and the weather. Most kids should drink water throughout the day, especially when they are active or it’s hot outside. A good habit is to drink water with meals and carry a water bottle to school.
Source: American Academy of Pediatrics (HealthyChildren.org)
Why should kids limit sugary drinks?
Drinks like soda, sports drinks, and juice with added sugar can have a lot of extra calories and not many nutrients. Drinking too many sugary drinks can affect your energy, teeth, and overall health. Choosing water or milk instead helps your body stay strong.
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 at Yorkship Family School in Camden and MaST Community Charter School and Alexander Adaire School in Philadelphia.
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