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Greenville (SC) County Schools has partnered with PlanetHS (planeths.com), a platform connecting school communities online, and the Greenville Health System to collect data regarding student participation in school-sponsored athletics and sports-related injuries. “This community collaboration has given us the unbelievable gift of ensuring we’re taking care of our greatest asset, which is those kids,” says Darryl Nance, director of athletics for the district. “In a perfect situation, when a student is injured, the coach, athletic director, trainer, guidance counselor, and anyone else involved would be able to collaborate about the student’s condition and academic performance in one platform. Our plan is that our collaborative partnership with PlanetHS will ultimately allow us to do just that.” The data that is being gathered proves empirically that students involved in extracurricular activities get better grades, have higher attendance and lower discipline levels, and are less likely to drop out. As part of the next phase of the partnership, the unique data gathered by PlanetHS will also be connected with other consequences of injuries, including time off the field, how much school a student misses, and academic performance. PlanetHS will then correlate the data to reveal trends.