Common interests

Common interests

By Kareem, DePaul Healthy Trailblazer Journal | Friends are important. They make you happy and they are happy around you. Making friends, believe it or not, comes naturally from just talking…

HNW students mentioned in Senate testimony

Two Healthy NewsWorks student reporters recently were mentioned during congressional testimony, and are now part of the Congressional Record. Daniel, in fifth grade at East Norriton Middle School, and Katelynn,…

Someone to rely on

By Kameron, DePaul Healthy Trailblazer Journal | When you have a friend, you have someone to rely on and put your trust in. To make friends, just introduce yourself and…

Making art

By Lillie, William Cramp Fit Flyer | I paint art in my room on the floor (because I don’t want art on my bed). I like to draw butterflies in the…

Checking in

By Amiyrah, 5th grade | March 2022 … My friends and I take care of each other by texting or calling each other every day. We also talk to each…

Help us spread the word about Healthy NewsWorks

Healthy NewsWorks empowers students to become researchers, writers, critical thinkers, and confident communicators who advance health understanding and literacy through their factual publications and digital media, and we would be…

Three new healthy newspapers launched

Congratulations to the students of Catholic Partnership Schools in Camden and Eleanor Emlen and Joseph W. Catharine in Philadelphia on the launch of their new healthy newspapers! The Catholic Partnership…

Soccer gets me moving

By Brianna, 5th grade | February 2022 … FDR Park is a park where I go to play and watch my dad play soccer. It makes me feel calm and…

Give me shelter

By Ariana, 5th grade | February 2022 … A trustworthy person in my life is my mom. I trust my mom because she provides me shelter and puts clothes on…

Review: ‘June Almeida, Virus Detective’

June Almeida, Virus Detective By Suzanne Slade This is a biography about June Almeida, the scientist who discovered the first human coronavirus. The author tells the story of June’s life, beginning…