The Miami Dolphins organization has agreed to fund baseline concussion tests for 15,000 Miami-Dade public high school student-athletes during the 2017-2018 school year.Since concussions impacted the lives of current and former NFL players, the Dolphins want to make sure high school athletes are protected from further concussions helping to fund parts of the University of Miami Countywide Care High School Program for public schools.The...

Florida International University student-athletes not only achieved success on the playing fields but in the classroom as well.The athletic department released its Academic of Excellence for its sports programs, achieving the highest spring grade point average on record (3.22) this past semester.It marks the seventh-straight semester in which FIU has posted a department GPA of 3.0 or better.“The constant academic achievement by our...

Even though it’s still summer time, for rising seniors at local high schools staying on track for the college application process starts as early as junior year. For college-bound high school seniors, the College Board has provided the following information as a general guideline for the college application process and has a few recommendations for the fall. Fall of senior year is the time students should be deciding on the...

New Testament Baptist Church is hosting an end-of-summer-picnic for all families in the community. This family fun event is scheduled for Saturday, August 19, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 6601 N.W. 167 Street on the soccer field. Parking is $3. The event, “End of the Summer Splash” will have water slides for children and several water games. Hot dogs, hamburgers, and refreshments will be for sale. The church requests that...

Students in the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America chapter at Hialeah Gardens High School have been hard at work over the summer break. The team brought home two national gold and four silver medals from the 2017 FCCLA National Leadership Conference held in Nashville, Tennessee. The team finished first in the region and third overall in the nation.