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Prepare for Battle at the Plate: How the Marine Corps Builds Great Leaders

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Even without a history of military service, my father loved to incorporate military doctrine into my athletic training. Now, as an officer in the United States Marine Corps, I can attest to the mentality of service and accountability the Corps imparts to every Marine.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Unseen Sacrifices: A Frontline Doctor’s Journey Through the Pandemic

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She kept a daily journal of her first-hand account so that 100 years from now, her chronicle would not be forgotten. Dr. Cornelia Griggs’s account of the pandemic is a poignant example of the immense sacrifices and challenges faced by frontline medical workers, particularly women and mothers.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Gorp’s Gift – A Lesson in Gun Safety for our Youngest Students

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There are very few books that effectively address gun safety to our youngest learners, but Gorp’s Gift is at the top of my very short list. Leveraging this pledge can reinforce the message of prioritizing safety and nurturing a sense of accountability among students.

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

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From my little corner of the faculty world, this is so heartbreaking to watch, but the reality is that this scenario plays out in varying degrees across all of the roles within our field of health and physical education. The last tip requires personal accountability. Develop Your Best Professional Self. Ready to Launch!

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The Relentless School Nurse: Five Years Beyond Parkland

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.” – Nicholas Kristof And so here we are, five years beyond Parkland, the afternoon that brought the impact of school shootings from a professional concern to one that impacted my family on a deeply personal level. We cannot undo a tragedy, but we can most certainly do everything in our power to prevent one.

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The Relentless School Nure: Sharing a Moral Twitter Dilemma

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Twitter has been my go-to social media platform for many years. I am sure that my use of Twitter as part of my school nursing practice was a factor in being inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing and the National Academy of School Nursing.

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My Title IX Story: Penn State Women’s Soccer

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By all accounts, we operated as a varsity team — but with club status. During my junior year, the team qualified for post-season play. My teammates and I wondered how Penn State could not blink an eye at something that appeared to be so blatantly discriminatory. It has informed my passion for fairness and social justice.