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Independence High School (Charlotte, North Carolina)
Independence High School (or, The Big I) is a high school in Mint Hill, North Carolina (with a Charlotte mailing address). The school mascot is the Patriots and the school colors are green and gold. Academics The school no longer has magnet programs, since the International Baccalaureate program was relocated to another school several years ago. However, the Academy of International Studies has now been incorporated into Independence, creating a 'school within a school' feeling. This program is sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and encourages students to be aware of both their communities and the world. The Academy of Engineering was also later added, which is funded by NAF. In 2006, more than twenty students participated in an exam to be able to attend the Governor's School of North Carolina, a state-sponsored program for extremely gifted students, established by NC senator Terry Sanford. The previous year, six students from Independence met all the requirement ... [...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] |
Jacob Coggins
Jacob Coggins (born November 28, 1978, in Charlotte, North Carolina) is an American soccer player who currently plays for USASA amateur team Sporting Charlotte, run by the man the myth the legend, Matt Lichty. Career Youth Coggins attended Independence High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, but was not recruited by any major colleges and passed on offers from small schools. Professional While attending a community college in Charlotte in 1998, he attended to a tryout with the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USISL D-3 Pro League who offered him a contract. In 2000, he moved to the Charlotte Eagles. In 2001, the Eagles moved up to the second division USL A-League, dropping back to the USL Second Division for the 2004 season. That year, he was the USL-2 scoring leader and league MVP, repeating both titles in 2005, as the Eagles won the league championship. He suffered from injuries during the 2006 season, which limited him to fourteen games. However, he returned strong in 2007, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DeVonte Holloman
Christopher DeVonte Holloman (born February 12, 1991) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He attended the University of South Carolina (2009–2012). He was drafted in the 6th round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the Cowboys. He played college football at the University of South Carolina. Since 2019, he has been the head football coach for South Pointe High School in Rock Hill, SC. Early years A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Holloman began his high school football career at Independence High School in 2005, where he won 2 North Carolina High School Football State Championships and was a teammate of future NFL player Hakeem Nicks. In his sophomore year, he had 96 tackles and four interceptions. As a junior, he had over 50 tackles with 2 interceptions, while also playing quarterback. As a senior, he transferred to South Pointe High School in Rock Hill, South Carolina, where he was a teammate of future NFL playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Morgan Greene
Kim Morgan Greene is an American actress, known for her performance as Channing Carter Colby in the ''Dynasty'' spin-off series ''The Colbys''. Greene played Nicole Love on '' Another World'' from 1983 to 1984, and later starred as Channing Carter Colby in season two of ''The Colbys''. Greene appeared as Melissa Cassidy, a late-night radio talk-show host and sex therapist, on the crime drama ''Silk Stalkings'', and played Cloe's mother Katie in the 2007 film ''Bratz''. In 2002, Greene played Roxie Hart in ''Chicago'' at the North Shore Music Theatre outside of Boston. Since 2018, Greene has been a member of the Broadway Theater Project The Broadway Theatre Project is an intensive training program held on the campus of the University of South Florida, USA, for high school and college-aged students who want to hone their skills in musical theatre. It was founded by the Tony Award w .... References External links * * American film actresses American soap opera actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Gabbard
Stephen Edward Gabbard (born July 19, 1966) is a former offensive tackle in the National Football League. Career Gabbard was originally signed to the Philadelphia Eagles as a free agent offensive tackle and participated in two playoff games. He spent two seasons as a member of the practice squad and suffered a knee injury. After surgery, he was sent to the World Football League to rehabilitate, where he was the first draft selection to the London Monarchs. The Monarchs were World Bowl '91 Champions, with the offensive line "Nasty Boyz" becoming a fan favorite. He became a member of the Green Bay Packers during the 1991 NFL season as an offensive lineman and a member of the special teams (long snapper). After a year at Green Bay, he was signed as a Plan B free agent by the Washington Redskins. He also played a year in the Canadian Football League for the Sacramento Gold Miners as a starting left tackle. He played at the collegiate level at Florida State University, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Duke
Austin P. Duke (born August 3, 1993) is a former American football wide receiver for the Barcelona Dragons of the European League of Football (ELF). He played college football for Charlotte and later professionally for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). College football In 2013, Duke began his college football career with the Charlotte 49ers as a member of UNC Charlotte's first varsity football team since 1948. As their leading receiver in each of his four seasons with the 49ers, he would go on to finish his college career in 2016 as their all-time leading receiver in receptions (253), receiving yards (3,437), and receiving touchdowns (24). Professional football Carolina Panthers On May 5, 2017, Duke signed with the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL), and spent the remainder of the 2017 NFL season on the Panthers' practice roster. On January 1, 2018, Duke was signed to a reserve future contract with the Panthers. Duke would go on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coach (sport)
A sports coach is a person coaching in sport, involved in the direction, instruction and training of a sports team or athlete. History The original sense of the word ''coach'' is that of a horse-drawn carriage, deriving ultimately from the Hungarian city of Kocs where such vehicles were first made. Students at the University of Oxford in the early nineteenth century used the slang word to refer to a private tutor who would drive a less able student through his examinations just like horse driving. Britain took the lead in upgrading the status of sports in the 19th century. For sports to become professionalized, "coacher" had to become established. It gradually professionalized in the Victorian era and the role was well established by 1914. In the First World War, military units sought out the coaches to supervise physical conditioning and develop morale-building teams. Effectiveness John Wooden had a philosophy of coaching that encouraged planning, organization, and unders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with possession of the oval-shaped football, attempts to advance down the field by running with the ball or passing it, while the defense, the team without possession of the ball, aims to stop the offense's advance and to take control of the ball for themselves. The offense must advance at least ten yards in four downs or plays; if they fail, they turn over the football to the defense, but if they succeed, they are given a new set of four downs to continue the drive. Points are scored primarily by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone for a touchdown or kicking the ball through the opponent's goalposts for a field goal. The team with the most points at the end of a game wins. American football evolved in the United States, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Cox (American Football)
Joseph Anthony Cox (born November 27, 1986) is an American football coach and former college football quarterback. He played college football for four seasons at the University of Georgia, and was the team's starting quarterback for the 2009 season. Early years Cox started at Independence High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. Cox was named to the 2004 ''Parade Magazine'' All-America Team and ''Super Prep'' All-Mid Atlantic Team. He was the North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year. Cox was on the '' AP'' first-team All-State team and was a two-time ''Charlotte Observer'' Offensive Player of the Year. He also played in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas and impressed scouts by going 31–0 as a starting quarterback. Cox was a two-time team captain and was the number 7 rated quarterback in the country by ''Rivals.com'' and Tom Lemming of ESPN. He set a North Carolina record with 66 touchdown passes while taking his team to its fifth consecutive state championship his senior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Clifton
Gregory T. Clifton (born February 6, 1968) is a former American football wide receiver. He played two games in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins in 1993. He played college football at Johnson C. Smith University and the Virginia Military Institute la, Consilio et Animis (on seal) , mottoeng = "In peace a glorious asset, In war a tower of strength""By courage and wisdom" (on seal) , established = , type = Public senior military college , accreditation = SACS , endowment = $696.8 mill .... References 1968 births Living people Players of American football from Charlotte, North Carolina American football wide receivers Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls football players VMI Keydets football players Washington Redskins players {{widereceiver-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss USA
Miss USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1952 to select the entrant from United States in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operated both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA, until 2020, when the organization announced it was licensing operation of the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants to Crystle Stewart, Miss USA for 2008. The pageant was owned by Donald Trump from 1996 to 2015 and was previously broadcast on NBC. In September 2015, WME/IMG purchased the pageant from Trump. In 2020, for the first time, the FYI network broadcast the competition. In October 2022, JKN Global Group acquired the pageant from WME/IMG. The current Miss USA is R'Bonney Gabriel of Texas, who was crowned on October 3, 2022, at the Grand Sierra Resort, in Reno, Nevada. History The Miss USA pageant was conceived in 1950 when Yolande Betbeze, winner of the Miss America pageant, refused to pose for publicity pictures while wearing a swimsuit. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelsea Cooley
Chelsea Scott Cooley Altman (born October 30, 1983) is an American actress, singer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who has competed in the Miss Teen USA, Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants and who has held the Miss USA 2005 title. As Miss USA, Cooley represented the Miss Universe Organization. Her "sister" 2005 titleholders were Natalie Glebova (Miss Universe, of Canada) and Allie LaForce (Miss Teen USA, of Ohio). She raised $22.8 million for breast- and ovarian-cancer research during her time as Miss USA. Pageant competitions Miss North Carolina Teen USA, Miss North Carolina USA Cooley won the Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2000 title and represented North Carolina in the Miss Teen USA 2000 pageant, but did not place. Cooley first entered the Miss North Carolina USA pageant in 2004, where she placed first runner-up to Ashley Puleo. Puleo went on to place second-runner up at the Miss USA 2004 pageant. The following year, Cooley won the Miss North Carolina USA 2005 title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
