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The many ways of showing gratitude

By Alicia Polo, Colegio Nueva Granada reporter | The wonderful thing about gratitude is that every person shows gratitude in a different way, according to Fernanda Rojas, a fourth-grade teacher…
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Show gratitude to be positive

By Alicia Canela Rueda, Colegio Nueva Granada reporter| Showing gratitude is one of the most essential ways to help us have a positive mindset, according to Sofia Mosquera, a teacher…
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Get active for your health

By Penn Treaty reporters | The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends that children and adolescents have at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity every day. But research…
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Being grateful is great

By DePaul Healthy Trailblazer Journal reporters | Say thank you, write a thoughtful note, offer help, or simply notice and be appreciative of the things you have. These are just…
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Thirsty? Reach for a water bottle

By Adaire Fit Fish Reporters | The best drink to quench your thirst is water, said Ms. Kimberly Beall’s first-grade cub reporters after researching the importance of drinking water.   According…
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Reporters enjoy healthy activities

By James Lowell Healthy Lion reporters | Most of Ms. Martin’s fourth-grade reporters work up a sweat when they are at home.  The Healthy Lion surveyed 20 reporters and found…
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Students stay active in order to stay healthy

By James Logan Healthy Eagle reporters | Editor’s note: Health experts say that kids should spend at least one hour a day being active. That can involve any activity, from…
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Why being a sleepyhead isn’t good

By La Salle Academy Healthy News reporters | Getting enough sleep is important for students to be successful in school, experts say. La Salle Academy staff members agree, according to…
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School staff talk about how they stay active

By James Lowell Healthy Lion reporters | “Take care of your body because you only have one,” said Lowell Elementary School Nurse Katie Koryat.  In interviews with Healthy Lion reporters,…
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School set to get a new playground

By James Logan Healthy Eagle reporters | Monkey bars, swings, and slides are on the wish list of James Logan Elementary third graders for the new school playground being planned…
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Creating routines may improve sleep, nurse says

By Eleanor Emlen Healthy Roar reporters | If Emlen School Nurse Dr. English has trouble sleeping, she said, she pictures Trinidad, the island where she grew up. Remembering the beautiful…
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Get up and move! It’s good for your heart

By Chester Charter Scholars Academy Healthy Highlights reporters | A recent survey of 18 reporters revealed that half the students did heart-healthy exercises at least 60 minutes a day.  However, five…
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