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The Relentless School Nurse: A New Era in School Nursing, the 2025 Version

Relentless School Nurse

Im exhausted by strength. We are praised for our ability to navigate emergencies, manage complex health needs, and act as anchors of calm in a storm of educational demands, student health crises, and systemic inequities. Beneath the facade of strength lies an undeniable truth: we, too, need ease, support, and softness.

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Daily Physical Education as an Academic and Behavioral Intervention

SHAPE America

If biking doesn’t work at your school, here are some other activity ideas: Running Hiking Strength Training Cross-Country Skiing The timing piece is critical. You’ve got to coordinate, sense, process, integrate, inhibit, and continually make decisions.” Many schools may have the ability to purchase bikes and skis with district funds.

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5 Tips for Moving Your Career Forward as a Health and Physical Education Teacher

SHAPE America

At one such lunch with Mary Henninger, professor in the PETE program at Illinois State University, we began jotting down notes on a napkin — strategies for launching a successful career as a health and physical education teacher. As the clock ticks toward graduation, those innocent, every-once-in-a-while thoughts gain strength.

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What Resiliency Means as a Marine

SHAPE America

Resiliency is forged through rigorous training, moral grounding, and a steadfast support system from mental health resources, peers, and strong leadership. This shared struggle not only builds physical toughness but also reinforces the mental and emotional endurance necessary to face real-world challenges with confidence and strength.

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How Physical Education Plays a Core Role in Student Development

Speaker: Shane Pill PhD, MEd, BEd, LMACHPER, FACHPER - Physical Education and Sports Researcher, Professor, Consultant, and Speaker

By providing education in movement competency, education on using movement to develop the ability to be self-regulated and motivated, and education through movement to develop ‘habits of mind’ for positive and constructive engagement with others, PE provides a basis for personal and community health and wellbeing.

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Wellness Warriors: Stepping up for Our School Staff

SHAPE America

Last year, I also signed up for the inaugural cohort of SHAPE America’s Leading Healthy Schools program, which gave me the chance to work collaboratively with other administrators from across the country who were also passionate about improving the health and wellness of their school community.

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The Relentless School Nurse: NASN 2023 Included A Public Health Approach to Stemming Gun Violence

Relentless School Nurse

The focus of my presentation was how s chool nurses have an opportunity to join the public health approach to reduce gun violence in schools and communities. . – Nicholas Kristof What an honor it was to present at a general session at the NASN 2023 conference in Orlando, Florida this past week.

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