BURTON HIGH SCHOOL SCREENS ATHLETES FOR HEART CONDITIONS

  

Burton High School will be providing EKGs for athletes at Burton High School on Thursday April 9th at the high school gym during school hours.

A $15,000 grant from the Cody Stephens Memorial Foundation is allowing BHS to screen athletes for heart conditions. Burton High School is hoping to detect heart conditions in its athletes before problems occur.

Cody Stephens was a senior football player at Crosby High School when he died from a heart condition in May 2012.

Burton High School doesn't require the screening for its athletes, and athletes must have a waiver signed by a parent in order to undergo the screening.

The results from the screenings will take three to five days and will be passed on to parents.