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The difference a year makes
[metaslider id=6407 cssclass=""] December 2020…Students in several schools offering the Healthy...
Students reporting on effects of pandemic
Illustration by Maribel, eighth grade, AMY Northwest Middle School December 2020…The coronavirus...
Thank you for a successful fund drive!
January 2021 update: Our fall 2020 fundraising drive has concluded. Thank you to all contributors...
Virtual encounters with experts
Kerri Ryan (Photo by Jessica Griffin) November 2020 ... Healthy NewsWorks reporters are connecting...
Joel Catindig joins Healthy NewsWorks board
November 2020 ... Healthy NewsWorks is pleased to welcome Joel Catindig, manager of Digital...
Silver linings to virtual learning
| By Maribel, 8th grade | November 2020...Hey, sixth graders! Welcome to Amy Northwest Middle...
Back in schools, virtually
October 2020 … Healthy NewsWorks is back in schools this fall—from a distance. Because of the...
Healthy Comet begins 15th year
October 2020 ... Cole Manor Elementary School is celebrating its 15th year of publishing its...
Gains in literacy, interpersonal skills for student reporters
October 2020 ... Elizabeth Donhauser, a master of public health candidate at the University of...
Healthy NewsWorks board welcomes Omar Joseph
October 2020…Healthy NewsWorks is pleased to welcome Omar D. Joseph, a marketing executive with...
Student reporting lit a spark
Editor’s note: This article is by Elena Tzivekis, who was a student reporter for 8 years on two...
Staying mentally healthy during COVID-19
| By Te-ojah, 12th grade | August 2020... "In times like COVID-19, children face uncertainty,...
Summer camp with a health focus
August 2020 ... For the first time, Healthy NewsWorks offered a digital health journalism camp...
Student reporters contribute to community newsletter
Click to view newsletter August 2020 ... Three Healthy NewsWorks student reporters contributed to...
Thank you to our summer interns!
August 2020 … Healthy NewsWorks was fortunate to work with three university healthcare students...
The sad summer
| Sara, 7th grade | June 2020 ... This year summer has been very different. I usually can see my...
Summer is off to a good start
| Bryana, 4th grade | June 2020 ... Although we are in a pandemic, my summer has been good so far....
Food needs are greater now
| By Alexandra, 7th grade | June 2020 ... Martha's Choice Marketplace in Norristown is more than a...
Waiting for a vaccine
| By Alana, 7th grade | June 2020 ... Dr. Elizabeth Rappaport met this spring with East Norriton...
Deep gratitude to all involved in Book Reveal
May 2020 ... Thank you to everyone who attended, participated in, and supported our first-ever...
The difference a year makes
[metaslider id=6407 cssclass=""] December 2020…Students in several schools offering the Healthy...
Students reporting on effects of pandemic
Illustration by Maribel, eighth grade, AMY Northwest Middle School December 2020…The coronavirus...
Thank you for a successful fund drive!
January 2021 update: Our fall 2020 fundraising drive has concluded. Thank you to all contributors...
Virtual encounters with experts
Kerri Ryan (Photo by Jessica Griffin) November 2020 ... Healthy NewsWorks reporters are connecting...
Joel Catindig joins Healthy NewsWorks board
November 2020 ... Healthy NewsWorks is pleased to welcome Joel Catindig, manager of Digital...
Silver linings to virtual learning
| By Maribel, 8th grade | November 2020...Hey, sixth graders! Welcome to Amy Northwest Middle...
Back in schools, virtually
October 2020 … Healthy NewsWorks is back in schools this fall—from a distance. Because of the...
Healthy Comet begins 15th year
October 2020 ... Cole Manor Elementary School is celebrating its 15th year of publishing its...
Gains in literacy, interpersonal skills for student reporters
October 2020 ... Elizabeth Donhauser, a master of public health candidate at the University of...
Healthy NewsWorks board welcomes Omar Joseph
October 2020…Healthy NewsWorks is pleased to welcome Omar D. Joseph, a marketing executive with...
Student reporting lit a spark
Editor’s note: This article is by Elena Tzivekis, who was a student reporter for 8 years on two...
Staying mentally healthy during COVID-19
| By Te-ojah, 12th grade | August 2020... "In times like COVID-19, children face uncertainty,...
Summer camp with a health focus
August 2020 ... For the first time, Healthy NewsWorks offered a digital health journalism camp...
Student reporters contribute to community newsletter
Click to view newsletter August 2020 ... Three Healthy NewsWorks student reporters contributed to...
Thank you to our summer interns!
August 2020 … Healthy NewsWorks was fortunate to work with three university healthcare students...
The sad summer
| Sara, 7th grade | June 2020 ... This year summer has been very different. I usually can see my...
Summer is off to a good start
| Bryana, 4th grade | June 2020 ... Although we are in a pandemic, my summer has been good so far....
Food needs are greater now
| By Alexandra, 7th grade | June 2020 ... Martha's Choice Marketplace in Norristown is more than a...
Waiting for a vaccine
| By Alana, 7th grade | June 2020 ... Dr. Elizabeth Rappaport met this spring with East Norriton...
Deep gratitude to all involved in Book Reveal
May 2020 ... Thank you to everyone who attended, participated in, and supported our first-ever...
