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El Camino High School (Oceanside)
El Camino High School is one of two high schools of the Oceanside Unified School District, located at 400 Rancho Del Oro Drive in Oceanside, California. Declared a California Distinguished School in the early 2000s, it was originally named "Oceanside High School East", and officially became El Camino High School in 1976. El Camino's Truax Theatre was built in the early 1980s and houses a large performance venue, an adjacent classroom with stage and large music and drama rooms. It also recently built a new Science and Technology Building and is undergoing constant construction to clean up the campus. El Camino maintains a close athletic rivalry with Oceanside High School. The ECHS mascot is the "Wildcat" and the school colors are brown and gold. Notable alumni * Rich Wilkes, screenwriter ''Airheads'', ''xXx'', ''The Dirt'' * Brit Bennett, ''New York Times'' best-selling author * Michael Booker, former NFL player * Richard Crawford, former NFL player * Toniu Fonoti, former NFL playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oceanside Unified School District
Oceanside Unified School District is a public school district serving the city of Oceanside in San Diego County, California, United States. The district's vision is that "all students graduate college and career ready, prepared to be responsible global citizens and ambitious future leaders." There are 23 schools in the district, including 16 K-5 schools, 4 middle schools, 2 comprehensive high schools, and 1 alternative high school. These include Oceanside High School and El Camino High School. Since 2014, Dr. Duane Coleman has been the Superintendent of Schools. Dr. Coleman founded the Oceanside Promise, a cross-sector community organization dedicated to preparing students for college, career, and life from birth. Demographics Of the 18,899 students, the majority of the students attending the district are Hispanic (58.02%), and the demographic makeup of the District is 24.17% White, 5.47% African American, and 12.34% Other. Approximately 18% of the students are English Lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toniu Fonoti
Toniuolevaiavea Satele Fonoti (born November 26, 1981) is a Samoan-born former player of American college and professional football who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons during the early 2000s. He played college football for the University of Nebraska, and earned consensus All-American honors. The San Diego Chargers picked him in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft, and he played professionally for the Chargers, Minnesota Vikings and Miami Dolphins of the NFL. Early years Fonoti was born in American Samoa but partly raised in Apia. He attended El Camino High School in Oceanside, California, and played high school football for the El Camino Wildcats. He played his last two years of high school for the Kahuku Red Raiders, located on the north shore of Oahu and earned all-state 1st team honors. College career Fonoti attended the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, where he played for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team from 1999 to 2001. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drunk Driving
Drunk driving (or drink-driving in British English) is the act of driving under the influence of alcohol. A small increase in the blood alcohol content increases the relative risk of a motor vehicle crash. In the United States, alcohol is involved in 30% of all traffic fatalities. Effects of alcohol on cognitive processes Alcohol has a very significant effect on the functions of the body which are vital to driving and being able to function. Alcohol is a depressant, which mainly affects the function of the brain. Alcohol first affects the most vital components of the brain and "when the brain cortex is released from its functions of integrating and control, processes related to judgment and behavior occur in a disorganized fashion and the proper operation of behavioral tasks becomes disrupted." Alcohol weakens a variety of skills that are necessary to perform everyday tasks. One of the main effects of alcohol is severely impairing a person's ability to shift attention fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Civil Liberties Union
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1920 "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States". The ACLU works through litigation and lobbying, and has over 1,800,000 members as of July 2018, with an annual budget of over $300 million. Affiliates of the ACLU are active in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The ACLU provides legal assistance in cases where it considers civil liberties to be at risk. Legal support from the ACLU can take the form of direct legal representation or preparation of '' amicus curiae'' briefs expressing legal arguments when another law firm is already providing representation. In addition to representing persons and organizations in lawsuits, the ACLU lobbies for policy positions that have been established by its board of directors. Current positions of the ACLU include opposing the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dokie Williams
Darryl Eugene "Dokie" Williams (born August 25, 1960) is a former professional American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons for the Los Angeles Raiders from 1983 to 1987. Dokie and his wife, Tammy, have 3 children. Darryl, Tayler, and Imani. High school career At El Camino High School in Oceanside, California, Williams was a top football and track and field athlete. He was the CIF California State Meet champion in the triple jump in 1977. In 1978, he repeated in the triple jump and added the long jump title while also finishing fourth in the 100 yard dash. College career Williams began his career at UCLA where he was a wide receiver where he lettered in football in all four years. Williams graduated in 1983. He also participated on the track and field team, where he is number two in the triple jump on the team's all-time list behind former world record holder (and Oceanside product) Willie Banks. Professional career Los A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryant Westbrook
Bryant Antoine Westbrook (born December 19, 1974) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He played college football for the University of Texas. Early years Westbrook attended El Camino High School, where he was a three-year starter at defensive back, while helping his team to 2 county titles. As a senior, he registered 41 tackles, 4 forced fumbles and 2 interceptions. He also rushed for 676 yards (7 yard-avg.) with 5 touchdowns in the first 7 games, before switching to wide receiver for the final 5 contests, making 25 receptions for 423 yards. He received Parade All-American and North County Defensive Player of the Year honors. He also practiced basketball. College career Westbrook played college football at the University of Texas at Austin, where he was named the starting right cornerback midway through his freshman season, tallying 39 tackles, 7 passes defensed and 2 interceptions. The next year, he was moved to the left side after th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Van Gemert
Lisa Paige Van Gemert (born October 6, 1966) is an American educationalist and author best known for her books about gifted education and her tenure as the first Youth and Education Ambassador for American Mensa. Early life Van Gemert was born Lisa Paige Morey on October 6, 1966, in Newport Beach, California. She is an only child. She attended and graduated from El Camino High School in Oceanside, California. Her mother Margaret was a banker and federal credit union examiner until her retirement. Her father Richard Morey was a commercial landscaper and owner of Energy Construction Company. She is an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Van Gemert’s interest in gifted education stems from her own experiences in California’s gifted education program for students scoring in the 98th percentile. She was identified for the program, at the time called MGM for Mentally Gifted Minors, later changing to GATE, when she was in 6th grade through the ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toussaint Tyler
Toussaint L'Ouverture Tyler (first name pronounced "Too-San",Florence, Mal (December 30, 1980). "Husky Star: For El Camino's Tyler, the Name is One of a Kind". ''Los Angeles Times'': p. B1. born March 19, 1959) is a former running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played with New Orleans Saints in 1981 NFL season, 1981 and 1982 NFL season, 1982. Born in Barstow, California, Tyler moved to Oceanside, California, Oceanside where he starred as Halfback (American football), halfback at El Camino High School (Oceanside), El Camino High School. After receiving a number of awards following his senior season, he was recruited to the Washington Huskies football, University of Washington, where he played mainly as a Fullback (American football), fullback. In his freshman season of 1977, the Huskies won the 1978 Rose Bowl, Rose Bowl, and he started for the first time in a game the 1978 Washington Huskies football team, following season, and took a larger role in his junior year i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Stills
Kenneth Lee Stills Sr. (born September 6, 1963) is a former American football safety in the National Football League (NFL). He is the father of American football wide receiver Kenny Stills. Stills was originally drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the eighth round of the 1985 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin. His first start in the NFL came against the Chicago Bears, the Packers' most hated rivals during the 1980s, and he memorably cost his team a 15-yard penalty for shoving Matt Suhey at the line of scrimmage. Stills also played for the Minnesota Vikings for one season before retiring. He was a former head coach for the River City Rage of the United Indoor Football and running backs coach for the Los Angeles Xtreme of the XFL. He was also formerly the running backs coach at IMG Academy. Stills is currently the Head Football Coach at Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School in Pasco County, Florida. Like many former NFL players of the 1980s, Stills lives with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Sprink
Greg Sprink (born June 29, 1985) is an American former basketball player known for his collegiate career at the United States Naval Academy (Navy) between 2004 and 2008, where he was the 2008 Patriot League Player of the Year as well as an honorable mention All-American. He never played professionally, serving required duty instead in the U.S. Navy. As of 2017 he works for a construction material wholesaler in the Houston, Texas area. High school Sprink, a native of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Encinitas, California, was an El Camino High School role player who garnered little attention from colleges. He primarily shot three-pointers and deferred to three teammates who were all committed to playing at NCAA Division I schools. As a senior, he led El Camino to the 2003 CIF San Diego championship with a 31–3 record. He also garnered honorable mention all-state honors as a junior and second-team all-state recognition as a senior. Navy, however, sent Sprink multiple recruitment letters, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antwain Spann
Antwain Joquan Spann (born February 22, 1983) is a former American football safety. He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Louisiana–Lafayette. Spann has also been a member of the New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills and Denver Broncos. Early years Spann played football at El Camino High School in Oceanside, California. College career Spann began his college football career in 2001 at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, where he was a Mississippi Junior College All-State and All-Region player. In 2003, he transferred to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where he started 11 games at cornerback in his senior season in 2004, recording a team-high four interceptions. Professional career New York Giants Spann was signed by the Giants as an undrafted free agent on May 17, 2005, following the 2005 NFL Draft. He was waived by the Giants on August 31. New England Patriots Spann was signed to the Patriots' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denise Richards
Denise Richards (born February 17, 1971) is an American actress, television personality, and former fashion model. Her most recognized roles are Carmen Ibanez in '' Starship Troopers'' (1997), Kelly Van Ryan in '' Wild Things'' (1998) and Bond girl Christmas Jones in ''The World Is Not Enough'' (1999). She has also appeared in films '' Drop Dead Gorgeous'' (1999), '' Valentine'' (2001), ''Undercover Brother'' (2002), ''Scary Movie 3'' (2003), ''Love Actually'' (2003), and ''Madea's Witness Protection'' (2012). Her television roles include Paramount Network's sitcom '' Blue Mountain State'' (2010–2011), ABC Family's mystery- thriller series '' Twisted'' (2013–2014) and CBS' soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (2019–present). Richards starred on the E! reality show '' Denise Richards: It's Complicated'' (2008–2009) and Bravo's reality television series ''The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'' (2019–2020). In 2011, Richards published a memoir, ''The Real Girl Next ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
