SHAPE America
OCTOBER 29, 2024
As a physical education teacher at Hebron High School in Carrollton, TX, I developed a Health and Wellness Club for our ninth-grade campus as an initiative to reduce obesity and related comorbidities that are associated with sedentary lifestyles and a lack of physical activity. The results were promising: 63.2% learned about the U.S.
SHAPE America
JUNE 4, 2024
Four years of college had gone by faster than I could blink my eyes and then I was back in high school — now responsible for the education of students who were only four to seven years younger than me. In a school full of amazing people, I felt isolated. When I began my teaching career in 2007, I was 22 years old.
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Relentless School Nurse
SEPTEMBER 23, 2023
Candida Fink, and educator Jo-Ann Berry to have a conversation about school health and safety. Mental Health Goes to School is a new podcast with an important mission, to bridge the gap in understanding the connection between home, school, and the mental health of our students.
SHAPE America
AUGUST 12, 2024
As the principal of a preK-12 school in remote Eastern Oregon, one of the lessons I’ve learned is this: A school staff that is cared for is a staff that will be ready to take on any obstacle that comes their way. Staff wellness must be part of the school culture, which includes truly listening to staff and their needs.
SHAPE America
OCTOBER 17, 2022
One important concern is the threat that vaping nicotine poses to middle and high school students. Vaping can put students at risk for nicotine addiction, harm developing brains, and influence their performance at school. Teachers Can Guide Students Toward Healthy Choices. Vaping Nicotine Harms Youth.
SHAPE America
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
As a physical education teacher, I have been doing school fundraisers for 23 years. In spring 2019, my school, Odessa Upper Elementary, was one of the pilot schools for SHAPE America’s health. because of the lessons (and there are a lot of them) and because I receive a lot more giveback to my school.
Relentless School Nurse
SEPTEMBER 8, 2024
Lisa Sicilio, an amazing Texas school nurse leader, wrote this poem in 2014 after listening to a powerful keynote by Taylor Mali at the NASN 2014 conference in San Antonio! I came across a reprint on the School Nurse Facebook group. I mean, you’re a school nurse, Lisa. Be honest, what do you make?”
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