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Alice High School
Alice High School is a senior high school in Alice, Texas. A part of the Alice Independent School District, it serves Alice and surrounding communities in Jim Wells County. Attendance area Areas within Alice ISD, of which Alice High is its only comprehensive high school, include Alice, Alice Acres, Amargosa, Coyote Acres, Owl Ranch, Rancho Alegre, and portions of Loma Linda East and Ben Bolt. History The City of Alice originated from the defunct community of Collins, which was located three miles east. Around 1880 the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway attempted to build a line through Collins. The townspeople did not want to sell their land to the railroad company; consequently, the railroad site was moved three miles west, and in 1883 a depot called Bandana was established at its junction with the Corpus Christi, San Diego and Rio Grande Railway. Bandana soon became a thriving cattle-shipping point, and application for a post office was made under the name Klebe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public School (government Funded)
State schools (in England, Wales, Australia and New Zealand) or public schools (Scottish English and North American English) are generally primary or secondary schools that educate all students without charge. They are funded in whole or in part by taxation. State funded schools exist in virtually every country of the world, though there are significant variations in their structure and educational programmes. State education generally encompasses primary and secondary education (4 years old to 18 years old). By country Africa South Africa In South Africa, a state school or government school refers to a school that is state-controlled. These are officially called public schools according to the South African Schools Act of 1996, but it is a term that is not used colloquially. The Act recognised two categories of schools: public and independent. Independent schools include all private schools and schools that are privately governed. Independent schools with low tui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Forensic League
The National Speech and Debate Association is an American student debating society. It was established in 1925 as the National Forensic League; the name was changed in 2014. It is one of four major national organizations that direct high school competitive speech and debate events in the United States, the others being the National Catholic Forensic League, the National Christian Forensics and Communications Association, and Stoa. It holds an annual national tournament. See also * Competitive debate in the United States Competitive debate, also known as forensics or speech and debate, has a history in the United States dating back to colonial times. The practice, an import from British education, began as in-class exercises in which students would present argum ... References * Tammie Peters, Golden High School. (2003)In Defense of the NFL (and debate in all its forms) ''Rostrum''. Retrieved December 30, 2005. External links * of the National Speech & Debate Asso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Texas
The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1883 and is the oldest institution in the University of Texas System. With 40,916 undergraduate students, 11,075 graduate students and 3,133 teaching faculty as of Fall 2021, it is also the largest institution in the system. It is ranked among the top universities in the world by major college and university rankings, and admission to its programs is considered highly selective. UT Austin is considered one of the United States's Public Ivies. The university is a major center for academic research, with research expenditures totaling $679.8 million for fiscal year 2018. It joined the Association of American Universities in 1929. The university houses seven museums and seventeen libraries, including the LBJ Presidential Library and the Blanton Museum of Art, and operates various auxiliary research facilities, such as the J. J. Pickle Research Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Philip Sousa Foundation
The John Philip Sousa Foundation is a non-profit foundation dedicated to the promotion of band music internationally. The foundation administers a number of projects and awards supporting high quality band performance, conducting, and composition. The foundation is named for John Philip Sousa, a prominent composer of American band music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Successor to the Sousa Memorial Committee, the organization was reorganized as the John Philip Sousa Foundation in 1980 with support from Louis Sudler, a Chicago real estate developer and arts patron for whom many of the foundation's awards are named. Projects Projects of the Sousa Foundation include funding for the main stage at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., honor bands, conducting competitions, awards for outstanding performing ensembles, and bringing attention to historic sites in band history. Many of the foundation's awards are funded through an endowment from Louis and Virginia Sudler, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henrietta M
Henrietta may refer to: * Henrietta (given name), a feminine given name, derived from the male name Henry Places * Henrietta Island in the Arctic Ocean * Henrietta, Mauritius * Henrietta, Tasmania, a locality in Australia United States * Henrietta, Missouri * Henrietta, Johnson County, Missouri * Henrietta, New York * Henrietta, Ohio * Henrietta, Pennsylvania * Henrietta, Texas * Henrietta, West Virginia * Henrietta, Wisconsin, a county subdivision ** Henrietta (ghost town), Wisconsin, a ghost town * Henrietta Township: ** Henrietta Township, Michigan ** Henrietta Township, Hubbard County, Minnesota ** Henrietta Township, Lorain County, Ohio ** Henrietta Township, LaMoure County, North Dakota Fictional characters * Henrietta de Tristain a fictional character from the Japanese light novel/anime ''Zero no Tsukaima'' * Henrietta the coach, a fictional character of ''The Railway Series'' * Henrietta (Gunslinger), a fictional character from the Japanese manga/anime ''Gunsling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory-Portland High School
Gregory-Portland High School is a 5A secondary school in Portland, Texas and is a part of the Gregory-Portland Independent School District in southeastern San Patricio County. In addition to Portland, the school also serves the city of Gregory as well as the unincorporated communities of Doyle, Falman-County Acres, and Tradewinds. The new Gregory-Portland High School was completed in the fall of 2002. The current High School is large enough (in size) to be a 6A school, capable of a student capacity of 2,400. Academics Gregory-Portland has been noted as a: *U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School of Excellence The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States Department of Education award program that recognizes exemplary public and non-public schools on a yearly basis. Using standards of excellence evidenced by student achievement measures, ... 1999–2000. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Miller High School
Roy Miller High School is a public high school located in the city of Corpus Christi, Texas, United States and classified as a 5A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Corpus Christi Independent School District. The school was known as Corpus Christi High School until 1950. It is the oldest high school in the city. History Established in 1894, Roy Miller is the oldest high school in Corpus Christi. Originally known as Corpus Christi High, the school was renamed in 1950 in honor of Henry Pomeroy Miller, the former mayor Of Corpus Christi. Miller is a center for science and technology. The recently improved science and computer labs add to Miller's academic experience. In conjunction with Del Mar College, Miller offers a series of Dual-Credit academies which include: Cosmetology, Fire Science, and welding. In 2013, the school was rated " Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. Athletics The Miller Buccaneers compete in these sports: Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuloso-Midway High School
Tuloso-Midway High School is a public high school in Corpus Christi, Texas and is part of the Tuloso-Midway Independent School District. History Tuloso-Midway Independent School District began in 1887 when a schoolhouse was constructed on donated land in the Tuloso area. The school's first teacher was an individual named Murdock who taught nine students for a six-month term. Twenty-seven years later, in 1914, the first Midway school was established in an adjacent community. In 1938, the Tuloso and Midway communities planned the formation of the Tuluso-Midway Independent School District. By 1947, the district had come into being. Two years later, in 1949, the school district had its first graduating class consisting of five students. Tuluso-Midway Independent School District continued to expand in May 1969, absorbing the Clarkwood Independent School District and the Violet Common School District. The newly formed district briefly adopted the name of The Tuloso-Midway Consolidate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foy H
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Foy may refer to: Places *Foy, Belgium *Foy, Herefordshire, England *Fowey, Cornwall, England (pronounced "Foy") *Foy Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada *Slieve Foy, a mountain near Carlingford, County Louth, Ireland Other uses *Foy (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name *Foy & Gibson, also known as Foy's, an early Australian department store chain *Mark Foy's, a Sydney, Australia, department store *Prix Foy, a French horse race See also * *Foi (other) *Sainte-Foy (other) Sainte Foy or Sainte Foi (French, 'Saint Faith' or 'holy faith') may refer to: Places France * Sainte-Foi, in the Ariège ''département'' * Sainte-Foy, Landes, in the Landes ''département'' * Sainte-Foy, Saône-et-Loire, in the Saône-et-Loire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria West High School
Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelles, the capital city of the Seychelles * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom (1837–1901), Empress of India (1876–1901) Victoria may also refer to: People * Victoria (name), including a list of people with the name * Princess Victoria (other), several princesses named Victoria * Victoria (Gallic Empire) (died 271), 3rd-century figure in the Gallic Empire * Victoria, Lady Welby (1837–1912), English philosopher of language, musician and artist * Victoria of Baden (1862–1930), queen-consort of Sweden as wife of King Gustaf V * Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden (born 1977) * Victoria, ring name of wrestler Lisa Marie Varon (born 1971) * Victoria (born 1987), professional name of Song Qian, Chinese sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
