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Discovering the health benefits of art

Discovering the health benefits of art

By Inquiry Charter Healthy Owl Times reporters | Art is not only beautiful to look at, it also has benefits for your mental and physical health, according to an expert at the Barnes Foundation. “Art is therapeutic. It gives you time to de-stress your body and take a...
Making connections with basketball

Making connections with basketball

By DePaul Healthy Trailblazer Journal reporters | Playing basketball has connected RJ Smith with other people and made him a better person. It’s also propelled him to a spot on the La Salle University team. RJ, whose full name is Ryan Smith, Jr., spoke about his...
Telling jokes can improve your mood

Telling jokes can improve your mood

By Cole Manor Fit Falcon Tribune reporters| Fourth-grade Fit Falcon Tribune reporters conducted an experiment. They compared their moods before telling jokes and sharing funny stories and then afterwards. Beforehand, Paul said he was feeling “burned out and really...
Soccer star learns to adapt as a pro

Soccer star learns to adapt as a pro

By Chester Charter Healthy Highlights reporters | At 16, Quinn Sullivan became a professional soccer player for Major League Soccer’s Philadelphia Union. It was a big step for the teenager who grew up in Northeast Philadelphia. He had to learn how to build...
Choose healthy beverages to drink

Choose healthy beverages to drink

By CPS (Sacred Heart and St. Cecilia) Healthy Courier reporters | The beverages you choose to drink are just as important as the food you eat. Experts from myplate.gov tell us we can make simple choices when it comes to the beverages.    When given the choice, milk...
Students help change seating policy

Students help change seating policy

By Adaire Fit Fish reporters | Editor’s note: Earlier this school year, due to poor student behavior during lunchtime, the sixth graders were not allowed to choose their own seats in the cafeteria. The students expressed frustration at not being permitted to sit with...