Heat is killing high school athletes and schools can do more

On the day that Jayvion Taylor collapsed during an afternoon football practice in Hopewell, Virginia, it wasnearly 90 degrees. By the heat index, it felt much hotter. Taylor, 15, had just taken a water break after about 40 minutes of light drills that followed “standard safety protocols,” according to Hopewell City Public Schools. Coaches surrounded…

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Would you take your young child to boarding school?

At St Elizabeth Academy in Nairobi’s Karen location, any child who has graduated from using diapers can be in boarding school. Its proprietor Anne Wanjiku Munene tells DN2 Parenting children just getting started with their primary school journey can stay at the school full-time. “We normally have the boarders starting from Grade One, and that…

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70 high school sports athletes to watch this fall

Editor’s note: This list was compiled using last year’s results, current rosters and most notably questionnaires filled out by coaches. If a school, team or athlete is not listed here, it may be because the Democrat-Herald and Gazette-Times did not receive a completed questionnaire prior to publication. The fall sports season has begun, and already…

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70 high school sports athletes to watch this fall

Editor’s note: This list was compiled using last year’s results, current rosters and most notably questionnaires filled out by coaches. If a school, team or athlete is not listed here, it may be because the Democrat-Herald and Gazette-Times did not receive a completed questionnaire prior to publication. The fall sports season has begun, and already…

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Greenfield Recorder – High School Sports Roundup: Franklin Tech field hockey wins third game in a row with triumph over Amherst (PHOTOS)

TURNERS FALLS — After tying with Hampshire in its season-opener, the Franklin Tech field hockey team has found a groove.  The Eagles — which have made it to three straight Western Mass. finals — came back to win their next two games and on Thursday, found themselves hosting a much improved Amherst squad.  Tech found the back of…

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