The Justin F. Kimball High School community has received an outpouring of support for the accident victims, who died over Labor Day weekend. The following stories were covered by various media outlets: Kimball High School Mourns Crash Victims Dark Times: Kimball HS Mourns Three Fallen Players Kimball Honors Football Players Killed in Crash Crash Victims’ Mothers Lead Kimball Team Onto The Field

Two historically black high school football programs battled on the gridiron Monday, Sept. 1. Teams from Dallas ISD’s James Madison and Little Rock’s Central high schools faced off in the district’s only game played on Labor Football game Day. Check out this story told by WFAA-Channel 8 on the first meeting.

Former Moisés E. Molina High School quarterback Diondre Preston received the gift of mobility on Thursday, Aug. 28, during halftime of a game between his alma mater and R.L. Turner High School. Preston suffered a spinal cord injury on the field in 2010, which left him fully paralyzed. With the help of Gridiron Heroes, the former football star was presented with a handicap-accessible van. It was a moment he and his mom will never forget. For more than a year, the Prestons have had no readily accessible way to transport Diondre. Gridiron Heroes is a non-profit that provides resources and…

Fifth-graders at Joseph J. Rhoads Learning Center heard from members of the National Guard who are spreading the message of staying in school and away from drugs during Operation Crackdown, Friday, Sept. 12. The City of Dallas hosted the initiative to focus on targeted areas where high drug activity exists, like in parts of South Dallas. After the presentation, the entire fifth-grade class met with Mayor Mike Rawlings and other city officials at the demolition site of an old drug house located in the 3200 block of Trezevant Street that was torn down.