Empathy unites people

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…

Two student-produced videos

Two student-produced videos were shown to spur discussion during the Healthy Conversations event in April 2026. The videos grew out of student reporting related to the 2025–26 Healthy NewsWorks reporting…

Connections take the spotlight during Healthy Conversations

“Being a reporter is really fun because I get to ask questions, get answers, and then put it in an article, and then it becomes really fun for me.”   That’s how one student reporter, Christian,…

Lessons in humor

By Lasha, MaST Community Charter School Healthy Panther Post | My favorite thing about what we did with Mary is how we got to work together with our friends, have fun…

Jokes

By Dean, Charles W. Henry Healthy Hawk |They are really funny,Like a silly goofy bunny.They make you laugh and smileSo smile, smile, smile.Once you hear one,You’ll never frown.And you’ll laugh, laugh,…

Laugh

By Wyatt, Charles W. Henry Healthy Hawk |Laugh, laugh,Happy tears.Show your happinessFor each other.Take some time,Make up your mind.Tell a jokeAnd you’ll be fine. Illustration by Mia, 7th grade, MaST, 2025-2026.

La Liga teaches many life lessons

By William Cramp Fit Flyer reporters | Players in Philadelphia’s La Liga del Barrio sign up to play basketball, flag football, and track and field. But while polishing their skills, they also…

Meet Camden resident Ayinde Merrill

By CPS (Holy Name) Healthy Courier reporters | Holy Name Healthy Courier seventh-grade reporters recently learned how one Camden resident works to help New Jersey residents access timely and reliable information about their…

The latest edition of By Kids, For Kids magazine is available!

Healthy NewsWorks reporters from Philadelphia, Camden, Norristown, and Chester contributed to the newly released Spring 2026 issue of By Kids, For Kids Magazine: Making Healthy Connections.  The magazine features student-reported stories about how connections shape our health…

Kids on volunteering II

By Ben, Alexander Adaire Fit Fish | If I could volunteer for any cause or organization, it would be for a reptile sanctuary. I would do this because I have had a lifelong…