Backpacks and school health tips for students
The piece emphasizes proper backpack weight limits of 10 to 15 percent of a child’s body weight to prevent back and neck strain, with 70 pound children advised to carry 7 to 10 pounds. It recommends rolling, two-strap packs, padding, and waist support, plus school staff awareness of medical needs. It also urges parental involvement, Meet the Teacher events, and stress management for students’ health and success.
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American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Ratliff course sees surge as turf boosts play and service
Golfers flock to Ratliff as improved turf yields truer rolls and better scoring. Since April 1 the course logged 1,677 rounds, signaling a recovery from a late winter lull. Wayne Matthews praises daily play, mowing, and especially staff courtesy from office to PGA pros.
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Chris McQuatters
McQuatters
Ratliff
Wayne Matthews
Matthews
PGA
Smithsonian to exhibit Texas man's World War II airplanes
Sammy Ray, a Texas A&M Galveston interim president and former Moody College dean, served with the 6th Marines in World War II. He fought at Peleliu and Okinawa and later aided Smithsonian war-era natural history work. A yearlong exhibit will feature specimens collected in the Pacific, including about 200 birds Ray gathered.
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Smithsonian
Galveston
6Th Marines
Sammy Ray
Okinawa
Peleliu
America
Ray
Texas Axm-Galveston
Moody College of Marine Technology
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C
Pacific Theater
Pamela
Henson
The
Mississippi
Merritt Gordon Varden
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