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Lakeland Senior High School (Lakeland, Florida)
Lakeland Senior High School, opened in 1902, is the oldest public high school in Lakeland, Florida, United States. The school was originally located on North Florida Avenue and was destroyed by fire in 1927. It is part of Polk County Public Schools. Lakeland Senior High School was the original high school in the city. It also shares its campus with Lois Cowles Harrison Center for the Visual and Performing Arts. Harrison students attend academic classes at Lakeland Senior High School. Athletics The school's athletic teams are known as the Lakeland Dreadnaughts. Lakeland's football team has won nine state championships, in 1986, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2018, 2022, 2023 Their cheer team has won 6 state championships 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and now two national championships in 2023, and 2024. The Dreadnaughts have played their home football games at Thomas W. Bryant Stadium since 1941. They won their inaugural game at the stadium on September 26, 1941, 33–0 over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public School (government Funded)
A state school, public school, or government school is a primary school, primary or secondary school that educates all students without charge. They are funded in whole or in part by taxation and operated by the government of the state. State-funded schools are global with each country showcasing distinct structures and curricula. Government-funded education spans from primary to secondary levels, covering ages 4 to 18. Alternatives to this system include homeschooling, Private school, private schools, Charter school, charter schools, and other educational options. By region and 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 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles T
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (James (wikt:Appendix:Proto-Indo-European/ǵerh₂-">ĝer-, where the ĝ is a palatal consonant, meaning "to rub; to be old; grain." An old man has been worn away and is now grey with age. In some Slavic languages, the name ''Drago (given name), Drago'' (and variants: ''Dragom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Langford
Julia Frances Newbern-Langford (April 4, 1913 – July 11, 2005) was an American singer and actress who was popular during the Golden Age of Radio and made film and television appearances for over two decades. She was known as the "GI Nightingale", an forces sweetheart, American armed-forces sweetheart, who entertained troops by frequently touring with Bob Hope. Discovery Langford originally trained as an opera, opera singer. While a young girl she required a tonsillectomy that changed her soprano range to a rich contralto. As a result, she was forced to change her vocal approach to a more contemporary big band, popular music style. At age 17, she was singing for local dances. Cigar manufacturer Eli Witt heard her sing at an American Legion party and hired her to sing on a local radio show he sponsored. Actor Dan White (actor), Dan White played an important role in her discovery. White and Langford were schoolmates. Langford first sang in public in an amateur show that White s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Lampkin
William Lampkin (born January 22, 2002) is an American professional football offensive guard for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). Lampkin played college football for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and North Carolina Tar Heels. Early life Willie Lampkin was born on January 22, 2002, to Kyera Joyce and Willie Lampkin Sr. Lampkin is from Bealsville, Florida, and attended Mulberry High School for his first two years of high school. While at Mulberry, Lampkin competed in wrestling. After Lampkin's sophomore year, his mother lost her job, causing him to move in with his father in Lakeland, Florida for financial reasons. As a result, Lampkin attended Lakeland High School for his final two years of high school, where he continued playing wrestling along with football. While at Lakeland, he helped lead the football team to a state championship in 2018 and won the state championship in wrestling his senior year with an undefeated record on the year. Lampkin c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grady Judd
Grady Curtis Judd Jr. (born March 10, 1954) is an American law enforcement officer and serves as the Sheriffs in the United States, sheriff of Polk County, Florida, Polk County, Florida since 2005. Early life and education Grady Curtis Judd Jr. was born in Lakeland, Florida, to Grady Judd Sr. (1931-2020) and Martha Judd (1927-2005). He earned both bachelor's and master's degrees from Rollins College, and graduated from the FBI National Academy. He was awarded two honorary doctorates. Webber International University presented Judd with an honorary Doctorate of Business in 2015, and Warner University presented him with an honorary Doctorate of Humane Studies in 2020. He married Marisa Ogburn in 1972, three months after graduating high school. They have 2 sons, Graham and Trae, and 13 grandchildren. A grandson, Graham Cleveland Judd Jr., died at birth in 2012. Career Judd started working for the Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) in 1972 as a dispatcher. As the first employe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Janzen
Lee McLeod Janzen (born August 28, 1964) is an American professional golfer who is best known for winning the U.S. Open twice in 1993 and 1998. He currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions, and was an eight-time winner on the PGA Tour. Early years and amateur career Janzen was born in Austin, Minnesota, and spent most of his childhood in Baltimore, Maryland, where he played Little League baseball. When Janzen was 12, his father's company transferred him to Florida and his parents started him in golf and tennis, and he continued playing baseball. Janzen liked golf best and started playing that sport exclusively. He won his first tournament at age 15 as a member of the Greater Tampa Junior Golf Association. Janzen chose to attend a small college – Florida Southern. In 1985 and 1986, Florida Southern won the NCAA Division II national team championship. Janzen was the individual champion in 1986. He turned professional later that same year. Professional career In 1989, Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Central, Central Division. Founded as part of the American Association (19th century), American Association in 1881 under the name the Allegheny Base Ball Club of Pittsburgh, the club joined the National League in 1887 and was a member of the National League East from 1969 through 1993. The Pirates have won five World Series championships, nine List of National League pennant winners, National League pennants, nine National League East division titles and made three appearances in the Major League Baseball Wild Card Game, Wild Card Game. The Pirates were among the best teams in baseball at the start of the 20th century, playing in the 1903 World Series, inaugural World Series in 1903 and winning their first title in behind Honus Wagner. The Pirates took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drew Hutchison (baseball)
Andrew Scott Hutchison (born August 22, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers and the Detroit Tigers. Career Toronto Blue Jays Minor leagues Hutchison was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 15th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft from Lakeland High School (Lakeland, Florida), Lakeland High School in Lakeland, Florida. He made his minor league baseball debut with the Auburn Doubledays in 2010, and was later promoted to the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts. In 68 innings that year, Hutchison pitched to a 2–3 record with a 2.49 ERA and 63 strikeouts. He began the 2011 season with Lansing, and later made starts with the High-A Dunedin Blue Jays and the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. In 2011 Hutchison posted a record of 14–5 with an E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen Hunt
Allen R. Hunt (born January 6, 1964, in Los Angeles, California) is an American author and speaker. He is a former Methodist pastor and a convert to the Catholic Church. Early life Allen R. Hunt was born on January 6, 1964, in Los Angeles, California. He was raised in Brevard, North Carolina. Later, he and his family moved to Lakeland, Florida, where Hunt graduated from high school. Education Hunt graduated from Lakeland High School, home of the Dreadnaughts. He completed two undergraduate degrees in Finance and History in Mercer University in Macon, Georgia and later, and a Master of Divinity degree at Emory University. Hunt also completed his Ph.D. in New Testament and Ancient Christian Origins at Yale University in 1994. Career Hunt worked for Kurt Salmon Associates, an international management consulting firm. In his work at the firm he focused on strategy and marketing assistance for textile and apparel companies as well as work in mergers and acquisitions. Hunt the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Hendrix
Arthur Hodges Hendrix (7 October 1912 – 22 April 1988) was an American amateur tennis player in the 1930s. Hendrix, who was ranked No. 10 in the United States in 1936, He later turned professional in 1940 and was a quarter finalist at the U.S. Pro Tennis Championships. Career Hendrix played his first tournament at the Pan American Championships in 1932 where he reached the quarter-finals losing to Wilmer Allison. In 1934 was the singles finalist at the Tri-State-Tournament today's Cincinnati Open. In 1935 he won his first title at the Sugar Bowl tournament in New Orleans against Wilmer Allison. In 1935 he won the Dixie International Championships at Davis Islands, Tampa, Florida against Carroll Turner, and the Florida West Coast tournament in St. Petersburg, Florida. In 1936, he won the singles and doubles titles at the Tennessee Valley Invitational, and was a semifinalist in both singles and doubles in the Southern championships. In 1938 he won his final amateur title at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kay Hagan
Janet Kay Hagan (née Ruthven; May 26, 1953 – October 28, 2019) was an American lawyer, banking executive, and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from North Carolina from 2009 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, she previously served in the North Carolina Senate from 1999 to 2009. By defeating Republican Party (United States), Republican Elizabeth Dole in the 2008 United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2008 election, she became the first woman to defeat an incumbent woman in a U.S. Senate election. She ran for re-election in 2014 United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2014 and lost to Republican Thom Tillis, Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives, in a close race. As of 2025, she is the last Democrat to represent North Carolina in the U.S Senate. Early life and education Hagan was born Janet Kay Ruthven in Shelby, North Carolina, the daughter of Jeanette (née Chiles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a Professional gridiron football, professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and the highest professional level of American football in the world. Each NFL season begins annually with a NFL preseason, three-week preseason in August, followed by the NFL regular season, 18-week regular season, which runs from early September to early January, with each team playing 17 games and having one Bye (sports), bye week. Following the conclusion of the regular season, seven teams from each conference, including the four division winners and three Wild card (sports), wild card teams, advance to the NFL playoffs, playoffs, a single-elimination tournament, which culminates in the Super Bowl, played in early February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
