Metropcs ORANGE BOWL BASKETBALL CLASSIC Game Times and Matchups Announced for the 23Rd Annual Classic

ISSUE 2 (2016-17) THE NEXT LEVEL THE INAUGURAL ORANGE BOWL FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SHOWCASE SET FOR 2017 LEADING THE WAY Orange Bowl Leadership Academy building tomorrow's leaders MetroPCS ORANGE BOWL BASKETBALL CLASSIC Game times and matchups announced for the 23rd annual classic A WARM WELCOME An interview with Team Host Committe chairs Yvonne Johnson and Robert Hudson PINKTOBER IN THE OBYFA From Lake Okeechobee to Key West, teams honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month PRESENTED BY RANKINGS ON THE HORIZON The race to the College Football Playoff and Capital One Orange Bowl heats up 2 THE NEXT LEVEL Orange Bowl Announces Inaugural Florida High School Football Showcase The Orange Bowl Committee announced ?Everyone knows Florida is a hotbed of coach Terry Donahue of the NFF Newport that it will hold the inaugural Orange Bowl football talent for Division I players, but Beach Chapter in Los Angeles. Florida High School Football Showcase, a there are hundreds of academically qualified ?We are extremely excited that the Orange free one day event in association with the student-athletes beyond Division I signees Bowl is staging a High School Showcase in National Football Foundation (NFF) and its who are excellent football players and South Florida, and I specifically want to thank local chapters, that will bring together looking to continue both their academic and Bob Epling, who serves on the NFF Board academically qualified high school seniors athletic careers,? said Judge Michael B. and is a past president of the Orange Bowl from Florida, and football coaches from Chavies, president and chair of the Orange Committee, as well as Orange Bowl CEO Eric NCAA Division II, III and NAIA programs Bowl Committee. ?The Orange Bowl is Poms for their leadership in making this across the country. The Orange Bowl Florida excited to provide this opportunity for happen,? said NFF President & CEO Steve High School Football Showcase will provide student-athletes so that coaches from Hatchell. ?The High School Showcases are an an unprecedented opportunity for young around the country, who may have limited extremely powerful way for student-athletes student-athletes to use their athletic and recruiting budgets, can evaluate these to pursue their dream of attending college, academic skills to earn collegiate football players all in one location.? and they result in millions of dollars in scholarships, and ultimately a college The Showcase will consist of a series of tests academic and participation scholarships degree. and drills to best display each player?s each year. I had the privilege to serve as the The Showcase will take place on February 25, various talents at their respective position. Executive Director of the Orange Bowl from 2017, at Nova Southeastern University in The program will allow ample time for 1987 to 1993, and I know that the Showcase Davie, Fla., from 8 a.m. ? 2 p.m. All NCAA coaches to view student-athletes in drills and will make a real difference for high school Division II, III, and NAIA athletic directors and talk to them individually about their players in South Florida. It?s really great that head football coaches have been invited to respective football programs. Staffs from this is happening.? attend the Orange Bowl Florida High School university admissions and financial aid The Showcase is a further commitment by Football Showcase. Student-athletes eligible departments are also being encouraged to Orange Bowl to youth sports, one of the four for participation must be graduating high attend the Showcase. Following the day?s pillars of its community outreach, which also school seniors who have not accepted a activities, players and university includes fundraising and community events, scholarship offer from a NCAA Division I representatives will meet to discuss academic programs and scholarships, and (Football Bowl Subdivision and Football scholarship opportunities for the legacy gifts. For more than 80 years, the Championship Subdivision) program. In participating student-athletes. The Orange Orange Bowl has been one of South Florida?s addition, they must meet the following Bowl is providing lodging for the first 50 leading civic organizations, promoting academic qualifications: colleges to register, in addition to meals for championship sporting events, related all coaches and administrators. - Earn a 2.3 GPA or higher in 16 Core premier entertainment and other year-round Courses (please visit The Orange Bowl Florida High School activities to inspire youth, engage our www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/future for a Football Showcase is the third Showcase community and enhance the South Florida description of NCAA Eligible Core Courses); being conducted nationally in association economy. AND with the NFF. The original showcase was launched eight years ago behind the - Earn an SAT score of 820 (math and verbal leadership of former Milby High School only) or higher on the old format (SAT exams coach Phil Camp of the NFF Touchdown Club taken prior to March 2016); OR For more information about the Orange of Houston Chapter, and it was later Bowl Florida High School Football Showcase - Earn an ACT sum score of 68 or higher followed by the showcase led by College and to register, please visit Football Hall of Fame and former UCLA community.orangebowl.org. 3 ORANGE BOWL LAUNCHES LEADERSHIP ACADEMY The Orange Bowl Committee announced the ?Our vision is to nurture and cultivate the next speakers, many of whom are Orange Bowl official launch of the Orange Bowl Leadership generation of South Florida community and Committee members, and occasional field Academy, designed to engage and inspire business leaders,? said Judge Michael Chavies, trips for behind-the-scenes tours of locations middle school youth to maximize their president and chair of the Orange Bowl such as the Southern District Court of Florida. potential to become future successful Committee. These sessions are designed to inspire and community leaders through access and unleash individual youth potential and exposure to career development, personal "The Orange Bowl Leadership Academy will leadership, while also creating career leadership and life skills. provide South Florida youth the opportunity development awareness, knowledge and to dream and develop a plan to achieve those opportunities. Previously, the Orange Bowl conducted a pilot dreams, to set and achieve personal goals and program that has now become the basis for Support for the Orange Bowl Leadership objectives, and to understand their options in the Orange Bowl Leadership Academy, with Academy is being provided by the College life for success at home, their careers and in classes of approximately 20 sixth-graders Football Playoff Foundation, whose the community,? added Marlon A. Hill Esq., from both Bair Middle School in Sunrise and philanthropic initiatives are directed toward chair of the Orange Bowl Leadership Academy North Miami Middle School. Those students education generally and more specifically committee. will continue as seventh-graders this year with teachers, through its Extra Yard for Teachers a new curriculum, and two new schools will be From October through May, students in the program. added with sixth-graders at both Sunrise program meet twice a month after school The Orange Bowl Leadership Academy Middle School in Fort Lauderdale and Georgia with teachers and mentors, who are Orange receives additional support from sponsors Jones-Ayers Middle School in Miami. The Bowl Committee members. The curriculum is Bank of America, Comcast, Deloitte and design of the program is eventually to have specifically designed toward fostering Florida Blue. students follow a three-year curriculum character development and responsibility through middle school and expand to other geared to elevating individual empowerment, The curriculum for the Orange Bowl schools in both Miami-Dade and Broward efficacy and self-esteem. Leadership Academy was created by the Counties. Pacific Institute specifically for the Orange The students are also exposed to guest Bowl Committee. 4 5 6 GAME TIMES ANNOUNCED FOR METROPCS ORANGE BOWL BASKETBALL CLASSIC Matchups set for 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. tipoffs Game times for the 23rd annual MetroPCS Florida hopes to build on last season?s Festival Game, the predecessor to the Orange Orange Bowl Basketball Classic will be 1:30 success. The Gators will take on Classic Bowl, in 1933. p.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, December newcomers ? the Charlotte 49ers ? out of Both games of the MetroPCS Orange Bowl 17, 2016, at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Fla. Conference USA. The 49ers have six returning Basketball Classic will be televised nationally The first game will feature the Manhattan letterwinners, including their top three on FS2 (FOX Sports 2) and statewide to local College Jaspers against the Florida State scorers from last season and are coached by markets on FOX Sports Sun. In addition to Seminoles, followed by the Charlotte 49ers Mark Price, a first-round draft pick in the national and local television coverage, each against the Florida Gators. 1986 NBA Draft, went on to become a game will be live streamed on the FOX Sports four-time NBA All-Star. For ticket information please contact the GO app and www.FOXSportsGO.com. Orange Bowl ticket sales office at (305) In the tournament opener, Florida State Head With assistance from title sponsor MetroPCS 341-4701 or visit www.orangebowl.org. For Coach Leonard Hamilton, the winningest and associate sponsors American Airlines, group ticket information, fans are coach in FSU history, looks to lead his Florida BB&T Center, Coca-Cola, Florida Prepaid encouraged to contact the Orange Bowl State Seminoles to their seventh straight College Board, FOX Sports Florida, Greater Ticket Office. Classic win; they are 6-1 all-time. The Fort Lauderdale CVB, Panera Bread, Sunshine Seminoles take on another Classic newcomer The Florida Gators will be making their record Health, The Miami Herald and Toyota, the in Manhattan College.

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