A Lake Havasu High School AP science teacher was recognized for the passion she brings to her job.
Ali Porosky, LHHS’s ecology, integrated science and environmental science teacher, was named the 2022 outstanding environmental educator for grades K-12 by the Arizona Association for Environmental Education. Since starting her teaching career 10 years ago, the AAEE says Porosky has been “a champion for environmental education, sustainability, and conservation.”
October 23, 2022 · 7:00 AM
From ScienceDaily:
Starting twice daily flushing of the mucus-lined nasal cavity with a mild saline solution immediately after testing positive for COVID-19 can significantly reduce hospitalization and death, investigators report.
They say the technique that can be used at home by mixing a half teaspoon each of salt and baking soda in a cup of boiled or distilled water then putting it into a sinus rinse bottle is a safe, effective and inexpensive way to reduce the risk of severe illness and death from coronavirus infection that could
WALLINGFORD — Administrators from the high schools and middle schools presented plans for continuing to improve academics and student wellness at this week’s Board of Education Instructional Committee meeting.
Joseph Corso, principal of Lyman Hall High School, and Enzo Zocco, principal of Sheehan High School, started off the presentation with academic updates at the high school level.
Corso said both high schools’ administrators look heavily at PSAT and SAT testing data. The PSAT results show students are improving.
“Our students are continuing to grow,” Corso said. “When they came to us, one of the alarming trends that we saw through
In addition to a new CTE center, North High will also receive a major remodel.
MINNEAPOLIS — Construction officially began Friday on a new Career and Technical Education Center at Minneapolis North High School, with a ceremonial groundbreaking attended by Mayor Jacob Frey and other city and school leaders.
The new CTE center, along with a major remodeling of the existing North High building, will take about a year to build. It is expected to open for the 2023-24 school year and will serve all of the Minneapolis Public Schools.
“We’re betting on the fact that their futures are going
Students at Cristo Rey high school in Tampa.
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If you see me especially excited this week, here’s why:
For me, it began percolating seven years ago, and for others even further back.
In the spring of 2015, my friend Mike Fernandez, one of our community’s most generous souls, asked me to look into something called Cristo Rey. I had never heard of it before. That June, I went to New York to see
September 10, 2022 · 7:00 AM
A couple of dietitians did and massive literature review looking for evidence that diet has an effect on major health conditions such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Sounds interesting, and similar to my own obsessive review done between 1995 and 2005. It bothers me that “hypertension” is misspelled in the abstract. For the researchers’ conclusions, you have to pay $27.95 USD.
Abstract from the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics:
Appropriate diet can prevent, manage, or reverse noncommunicable health conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. Consequently, the public’s
A super healthy meal just doesn’t get much easier than with this Ultimate Fresh Veggie Wrap.
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Because these wraps are so easy to make, so versatile, and so good for you, they make a great solution or a quick and easy lunch or dinner.
And because they come in their own convenient,
