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Columbus High School (Columbus, Georgia)
Columbus High School (CHS) is a public high school located in Columbus, Georgia, United States. It serves as one of the Muscogee County School District's liberal arts magnet schools. It opened in 1890. In 2018, the school ranked second in the state of Georgia, 105th in the nation, and 21st among magnet schools in the nation by '' U.S. News & World Report''.https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/georgia/districts/muscogee-county/columbus-high-school-6027 History Columbus High School began in 1890 at a building known as the Female Academy located at 10th Street and 2nd Avenue in downtown Columbus, Georgia. There were 20 students in the first graduating class in 1892, 3 boys and 17 girls. In 1898, the school moved to its first exclusive building (a two-story, red brick structure) at 11th Street and 4th Avenue and remained at that location until 1927. By that time, the graduating class had grown to a total of 90 students (28 boys and 62 girls). In the early 1900s, three ... [...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] |
FIRST Robotics Competition
FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) is an international high school robotics competition. Each year, teams of high school students, coaches, and mentors work during a six-week period to build robots capable of competing in that year's game that weigh up to . Robots complete tasks such as scoring balls into goals, placing inner tubes onto racks, hanging on bars, and balancing robots on balance beams. The game, along with the required set of tasks, changes annually. While teams are given a kit of standard set of parts during the annual Kickoff, they are also allowed and encouraged to buy or fabricate specialized parts. FIRST Robotics Competition is one of four robotics competition programs organized by ''FIRST'', the other three being FIRST LEGO League Explore, FIRST LEGO League Challenge, and FIRST Tech Challenge. The culture of FIRST Robotics Competition is built around two values. "Gracious Professionalism" embraces the competition inherent in the program, but rejects trash talk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McNally (sport Shooter)
John McNally (born January 20, 1956) is an American former sport shooter who competed in the 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... References 1956 births Living people American male sport shooters ISSF pistol shooters Olympic shooters for the United States United States Distinguished Marksman Shooters at the 1984 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1988 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1992 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1996 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1999 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in shooting Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Pan American Games bronze medalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carson McCullers
Carson McCullers (February 19, 1917 – September 29, 1967) was an American novelist, short-story writer, playwright, essayist, and poet. Her first novel, ''The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter'' (1940), explores the spiritual isolation of misfits and outcasts in a small town of the Southern United States. Her other novels have similar themes and most are set in the deep South. McCullers's work is often described as Southern Gothic and indicative of her Southern roots. Critics also describe her writing and eccentric characters as universal in scope. Her stories have been adapted to stage and film. A stage adaptation of her novel ''The Member of the Wedding'' (1946), which captures a young girl's feelings at her brother's wedding, made a successful Broadway run in 1950–51. Early life McCullers was born Lula Carson Smith in Columbus, Georgia, in 1917 to Lamar Smith, a jeweller, and Marguerite Waters.1920 United States Federal Census. She was named after her maternal grandmother, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nunnally Johnson
Nunnally Hunter Johnson (December 5, 1897 – March 25, 1977) was an American screenwriter, film director, producer, and playwright. As a filmmaker, he wrote the screenplays to more than fifty films in a career that spanned from 1927 to 1967. He also produced more than half of the films he wrote scripts for, and directed eight of those movies. In 1940 he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for ''The Grapes of Wrath'', and in 1956 he was nominated for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film for ''The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit''. Some of his other notable films include '' Tobacco Road'' (1941), ''The Moon Is Down'' (1943), ''Casanova Brown'' (1944), ''The Keys of the Kingdom'' (1944), '' The Woman in the Window'' (1944), ''The Mudlark'' (1950), '' The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel'' (1951), ''My Cousin Rachel'' (1952), ''The Three Faces of Eve'' (1957), ''Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation'' (1962), and ''The Dirty D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garey Ingram
Garey Lamar Ingram (born July 25, 1970 in Columbus, Georgia) is a former Major League Baseball infielder and outfielder. Career Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 44th round of the 1989 MLB amateur draft out of Middle Georgia College, Ingram spent many years in the Dodgers minor league system. He made his professional debut with the Bakersfield Dodgers in 1991, hitting .297 with 30 stolen bases during the 1991 season. From 1992 through 1994 he played with the Dodgers Double-A franchise in San Antonio. Ingram made his Major League Baseball debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers on May 15, 1994 as a defensive replacement against the San Diego Padres. His first career hit was a home run against Colorado Rockies pitcher Mike Munoz on May 19. He appeared in 26 games for the Dodgers that season, hitting .282 with 3 home runs and 8 RBIs. He split the 1995 season between the Dodgers and AAA Albuquerque. Ingram missed most of the 1996 season due to an injury and then spent 1997 wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achievement Hunter
Achievement Hunter is an American video gaming division of Rooster Teeth Productions. Founded by Geoff Ramsey and Jack Pattillo on July 6, 2008, the website is largely based on the achievement mechanic in video games. Since its founding, Achievement Hunter has grown to become a core component of Rooster Teeth, hosting a wide variety of videos related to video games. Alongside recurring guests and part-time members, Achievement Hunter videos are currently hosted by several full-time employees: Jack Pattillo, Gavin Free, Michael Jones, Lindsay Jones, Trevor Collins, Alfredo Diaz, Ky Cooke, BlackKrystel, and Joe Lee. History and development 2008–2010: Inception In 2008, Geoff Ramsey's interest in gaming achievements resulted in the realization that no community-based website related to achievements existed. Since Ramsey and Burnie Burns, then Rooster Teeth CEO, were both "huge achievement fans" and dueling each other to get the most achievements in their spare time, Ramsey h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
The ''Ledger-Enquirer'' is a newspaper headquartered in downtown Columbus, Georgia, in the United States. It was founded in 1828 as the ''Columbus Enquirer'' by Mirabeau B. Lamar who later played a pivotal role in the founding of the Republic of Texas and served as its third President. The newspaper is a two-time recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.The Pulitzer Prizes for 1926 pulitzer.org; retrieved September 2008The Pulitzer Prizes for 1955 pulitzer.org. retrieved September 2008 History In 1874, the ''Columbus Enquirer'', until then a weekly publication, merged with Columbus's first daily newspaper, the ''Daily Sun'', to form t ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Essang Bassey
Essang Bassey (born August 12, 1998) is an American football cornerback for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wake Forest, and played high school football at Columbus High School in Columbus, Georgia. High school career Playing both offense and defense at Columbus High School in Georgia, Bassey split time between cornerback, wide receiver and running back. He also was an explosive kick returner, averaging 30 yards per return during his senior season. Bassey considered interest from Wofford, Tulane, Georgia Southern and Wake Forest until going to Winston-Salem for a camp and committing to Wake Forest three days later, citing the program's passion for the game and standards off the field. College career Bassey received playing time during his true freshman season in every game in a reserve capacity, accruing 17 tackles. As a sophomore, Bassey led the Wake Forest defense in snaps played and collected 66 tackles and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Amos
Daniel Paul Amos (born August 13, 1951 in Pensacola, Florida) is an American business executive. He serves as the chairman and chief executive officer of Aflac and Aflac Incorporated. Early life Daniel Amos was born on August 13, 1951 in Pensacola, Florida. He is the son of Aflac co-founder Paul Amos. Amos graduated from the University of Georgia, where he received a bachelor's degree with a focus on risk management and was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity. He also attended Emory University, where he earned an MBA. Career Amos joined Aflac in 1973, working in sales for 10 years, during which time, he was the Company's top sales person. He was named president of Aflac in 1983, chief operating officer in 1987, chief executive officer of Aflac Incorporated in 1990(2), and chair in 2001(3). Aflac, a Fortune 500 company, insures more than 50 million people worldwide. It is the leading provider of individual insurance policies offered at the worksite in the United States and is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reggie Abercrombie
Reginald Damascus Abercrombie (born July 15, 1980) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins and Houston Astros. Professional career Abercrombie graduated from Columbus High School. He was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 23rd round of the 1999 Major League Baseball draft, but chose to attend Florida Gateway College in Florida during the 1999–2000 school year and signed on May 24, 2000. Abercrombie was later dealt to the Arizona Diamondbacks at the trade deadline in 2004 and claimed off waivers by the Florida Marlins on April 6, 2005. After a strong spring training one year later in 2006, where he batted .358 with a .394 on-base percentage and a .627 slugging percentage, the Florida Marlins called him up to the big club. His ascent to the majors was somewhat surprising, considering he had only had brief stints above Single-A ball. Though once viewed as a marginal prospect, the Marlins h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Future Business Leaders Of America
The Future Business Leaders of America, or FBLA, is an American career and technical student organization headquartered in Reston, Virginia. Established in 1940, FBLA is a non-profit organization of high school ("FBLA"), Middle Level ("FBLA Middle Level"), and college ("FBLA Collegiate”) students, as well as professional members ("FBLA Network"), who primarily help students transition to the business world. FBLA is one of the largest student organizations in the United States, with 253,365 members, and the largest career student organization in the world. Local FBLA chapters are often connected to their school's business education department, and most advisers are business education teachers. It is one of the top 10 organizations listed by the U.S. Department of Education. FBLA's national charity partner is the March of Dimes, and the March of Dimes provides grants of $1,000 for local chapters and $2,500 for state chapters to promote their goals. History FBLA was created ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
