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High School 9:12, a 501c3 not-for-profit, was created to help the youth throughout Jacksonville by creating change in our community. We focus on taking a holistic approach to guide high school students and athletes to reach their full potential. This program utilizes academics, sports, and life skills to increase opportunities of success for students after graduation.
A Jacksonville swim dynasty meets junior-year grades when your school-life questions span pool and classroom.
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A Jacksonville youth initiative looks back on 2019 through student support, community partners, and high school basketball.
High School 912 closes out 2019 with a focused look at a Jacksonville and First Coast youth initiative built around student support, local athletics, and community change.
Sheldon Hill shows how youth heart screenings depend on steady follow-through with children, families, and community partners.
SafeBeat's work to protect student athletes from sudden cardiac arrest gives this High School 912 conversation a clear sense of purpose. Sheldon Hill, the organization's executive director, frames heart screenings as both a health measure and a community responsibility.
A grounded local sports episode on Jacksonville high school football, radio, and coaches giving back.
Ryan "The Hacker" Green keeps the episode rooted in Jacksonville and the First Coast, with high school sports framed through the daily work of someone tracking them on air and in real time.
Ryan Riggs makes college preparation feel practical, with clear attention to testing, junior-year classes, and extracurriculars.
Ryan Riggs keeps college prep grounded in decisions families can actually make, including where to find ACT and SAT practice materials, when testing tends to happen, and why junior-year classes may matter to some colleges.
A Jacksonville fall sports preview is strongest when it turns to Bulls' swimming dominance.
Jacksonville's fall sports picture comes into view through Justin Barney of WJXT Channel 4 and News4Jax.com, who joins High School 912 to preview football, cross country, swimming, volleyball, and golf. The episode lands best when it settles into swimming.
Raiders seasons, called from the field.
Alan Verlander and Deshaun Ruffin use this Jacksonville High School 912 wrap-up to review the program's 2019 work in academics, sports, and life.
["Sheldon Hill tells Deshaun Ruffin that sudden cardiac arrest is the number one cause of death in student athletes and that many children have no symptoms before collapse.", "SafeBeat's screening workflow uses an online questionnaire, blood pressure checks, height and weight, and a 12-lead EKG, with Wolfson Children's Hospital pediatric cardiologists doing overreads.", "Hill cites American Heart Association figures of about 7,000 deaths ages 6 to 18 and about 10,000 by age 25, then points to left ventricular hypertrophy as a major cause.", "A Clay County case involving Donovan Wimberly, an anomalous right coronary artery, open-heart surgery, and a brother with an atrial septal defect shows why Hill pushes school access in Duval, Clay, St.
Ryan Green says the Publix Bold City Showcase drew 21,000 people and featured three games, including Mandarin against Atlantic Coast on Channel 4.
Jacksonville High School 9-12 pairs Alan Verlander with Ryan Riggs of Episcopal School of Jacksonville for a college-planning interview aimed at high school families.
Justin Barney of WJXT Channel 4 and News4Jax.com joins Joel Lamp for a fall-sports preview that covers football, volleyball, swimming, cross country, and golf across Northeast Florida.
An interview with Mike Dunleavy from NCSA discussing college recruiting opportunities for high school student-athletes.