Monday through Thursday, before the sun rises, the Melbourne football team is working, so when the lights come on Friday night, the Bulldogs are ready.

Melbourne High School will be the first public school in Brevard County to test out new metal detectors for students.

Check out the Player of the Week featuring Layna Ayala of Melbourne High School.

A photo showing a Melbourne High School student with a racial slur on their T-shirt circulated on social media early Wednesday afternoon, drawing concerns from community members and the district alike.

It’s time to recognize yet another Central Florida student-athlete excelling both on and off the field with Melbourne High School’s Jazzy Francik.

MELBOURNE, Fla. – Brevard County Public School officials have confirmed a second coronavirus case linked to Melbourne High School’s football team. School officials confirmed the second case of COVID-19 on Thursday, two days after the school district said the entire team was entering quarantine after a person affiliated with the team tested positive for the coronavirus. District officials said Thursday that the quarantine is still in effect and that the newly reported case did not require additional quarantine notifications. [DATABASE: Tracking coronavirus in Central Florida schools]BPS officials said earlier this week that areas where the football team congregated will undergo deep cleaning and sanitizing. According to the BPS COVID-19 dashboard, prior to Tuesday, Melbourne High had two people in quarantine.

MELBOURNE, Fla. – Brevard Public Schools officials said the Melbourne High School football team will enter quarantine after a person affiliated with the team tested positive for the coronavirus. As a result Melbourne High will forfeit their next two games planned against Cocoa High on Friday and Viera High on Oct. 16. The Department of Health has notified all staff and families of students who were in close contact with the person who tested positive and asked to quarantine for 14 days. BPS officials said areas where the football team congregated will undergo deep cleaning and sanitizing. According to the BPS COVID-19 dashboard, prior to Tuesday Melbourne High had two people in quarantine.