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See what topics kids in the Healthy NewsWorks program are researching and writing about and the fascinating experts they are interviewing.

Book is window into past disease

Reviewed by Stella, Adaire Fit Fish reporter | Fever 1793 By Laurie Halse Anderson  This novel is about a 14-year-old girl named Mattie Cook, who runs a coffee shop with…
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Rowen students are thankful for staff, friends, and family

By Mr. Desper’s fourth grade class, William Rowen Healthy Roar reporters | Gratitude reduces stress, makes us happier, reduces anxiety, lessons depression, helps you sleep, and helps keep your heart healthy, according to experts…
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Empathy can help others feel seen

By Adaire Fit Fish reporters | “When students are supportive of each other and the school as a whole, we all benefit because it’s more of a team approach instead of one person…
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Why it’s good to be empathetic

By Sophia, Adaire Fit Fish reporter | Empathy is important because if someone is upset you can be empathetic with them. Say your friend is upset because their cat died, you can comfort them…
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Making decisions is a way of learning

By Jahmal and DePaul Healthy Trailblazer Journal staff | Imagine that you are a baseball player deciding in a split second whether to swing at a 100 mph pitch. Or…
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Advice for staying safe

By DePaul Healthy Trailblazer Journal reporters | Whenever he goes to a restaurant with his family, Keith Prewitt looks at the entrance and exits. He spots a place where he…
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POEM: Pressure

Pressure By Quandre Davis | Am I at fault for feeling this way As pressure builds and skies turn gray? The weight upon my shoulders tight, A constant battle, day…
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CPS enjoy remote interviews

By Catholic Partnership Schools’ Healthy Courier reporters | Students in grades 6 to 8 at Catholic Partnership Schools’ summer program joined with Healthy NewsWorks to learn about healthy snacks and the importance…
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Fitness coach shares love of exercise

By Catholic Partnership Schools Healthy Courier reporters | John Chino Ramos, a professional social worker turned fitness coach, shared his insights about the importance of aerobic exercise with Catholic Partnership Schools’ Healthy…
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Make daily exercise fun

By Catholic Partnership Schools Healthy Courier reporters | Juni Bolaños is a part-time Zumba instructor and full-time flight attendant who encourages students to find an exercise they enjoy and make…
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Teachers talk gratitude

“Gratitude is awesome and makes me feel good,” said Ms. Gaby. Research shows that as Ms. Gaby said, the more you express gratitude to others, the more likely you’ll have…
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What we learned about gratitude

International correspondents at Colegio Nueva Granada reflected on lessons they’ve learned about gratitude. Always show gratitude if you’re sad or happy.─Emilio Sardi Guzman Have you ever shown gratitude? Well I…
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