Karter, 4th grade, Emlen, 2025-2026.
Favorite meal

Favorite meal

By Karter, Eleanor Emlen Healthy Roar | I look forward to cooking Thanksgiving dinner with my mom. My favorite Thanksgiving foods are turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, rice, meatloaf, and pie. Illustration by…

Who we appreciate

By Jaylaa, DePaul Healthy Trailblazer Journal | Someone that I’m connected to is my best friend. I gained a relationship with her at The DePaul Catholic School. This relationship is important to me…

Favorite book III

By Ailin, Cole Manor Fit Falcon Tribune | Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. is a kid’s book that teaches all about colors and animals. It…

Dealing with anxiety

By Jayden, Chester Charter Scholars Academy Healthy Highlights | Sometimes when I am nervous, or experiencing anxiety, I go to God and ask him to take away all my stress. Sometimes I…

Learning to deal with anxiety

By Emlen Healthy Roar reporters | Attendance can suffer when students are struggling with anxiety. Because students are feeling anxious, they may start to experience physical symptoms and miss school,…

Using music to start conversations

By Inquiry Charter Healthy Owl Times reporters | Elle.Morris, a member of the hip-hop group ILL DOOTS, can’t remember a time when she wasn’t singing. “I’ve been singing longer than…

Empathy unites people

By Yorkship Healthy Lion reporters | Next time you see someone who is acting out or saying something mean, ask yourself: Are they having a bad day? Is something going…

Art brought father and son together

By DePaul Healthy Trailblazer Journal reporters | Lonnie Smith and his son Kambel once had a tumultuous relationship. When Kambel was a boy, Lonnie said, he couldn’t understand him very well. Kambel was not…

Dream garden

By Alma, La Salle Healthy News | If I had my own garden, I would grow vegetables. Those vegetables would be broccoli and carrots. I would also grow grapes because…

Art brought father and son together

By DePaul Healthy Trailblazer Journal reporters | Lonnie Smith and his son Kambel once had a tumultuous relationship. When Kambel was a boy, Lonnie said, he couldn’t understand him very well. Kambel was not…