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Oak Ridge High School (Orlando, Florida)
Oak Ridge High School is a public high school in Orlando, Florida, established in 1959. The school had been rated a D or F institution by the state starting in 2000. In 2012, the school was awarded a C grade, breaking the low performance streak. In 2013, the school further improved and was awarded a B grade. Campus The Campus has been expanded/remodeled since the founding of the school. During the summer of 2010, demolition began on the northern side of campus as the 600 building and "Fish Farm", which had been the Tech Ed building, was torn down to make room for the new school. The students are scheduled to move into the new building on a staggered schedule during the fall semester of the 2011-2012 school year. Extracurricular activities Activities available to Oak Ridge students include Athletic Training, AVID, Beta Club, AFJROTC, JA Academy, Computer Programming and Gaming Club, Floetry Club, National Honor Society, AP Club, Robotics, SAFE Ambassadors, Science National Honor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlando, Florida
Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida, Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Greater Orlando, Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau figures released in July 2017, making it the List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, 23rd-largest metropolitan area in the United States, the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States, and the third-largest metropolitan area in Florida behind Miami and Tampa, Florida, Tampa. Orlando had a population of 307,573 in the 2020 census, making it the List of United States cities by population, 67th-largest city in the United States, the fourth-largest city in Florida, and the state's largest inland city. Orlando is one of the most-visited cities in the world primarily due to tourism, major events, and convention traffic; in 2018, the city drew more than 75 million v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Blakeney
Antonio Davon Blakeney (born October 4, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Jiangsu Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the LSU Tigers. High school career Born in Watertown, New York, Blakeney was a 2015 McDonald's All-American and Florida's Mr. Basketball. Blakeney was rated as a 5 star recruit by Rivals, ESPN, and 247 Sports. Rivals had him as the #13 overall recruit, while ESPN had him at #15 and 247 at #16. Both ESPN and 247 ranked him as the #3 SG in the nation. College career Blakeney initially gave a verbal commitment to the University of Louisville, but then Blakeney changed his mind about 10 days later and decommitted. Blakeney ended up committing to Louisiana State University. At Louisiana State University he was featured in 34 games as a freshman, playing alongside Ben Simmons. Behind Simmons and Keith Hornsby, Blakeney was LSU's third-leading scorer in 2015–16, averaging 12.6 points a co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Reese
Terry Reese (born June 20, 1967) is an American male former track and field hurdler who specialized in the 110-meter hurdles. His best season came in 1997: that year he had his only top three finish at national level at the 1997 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, placed sixth in the final at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics, and set a lifetime best of 13.22 seconds in Cologne, Germany. He had his highest global ranking that year, at ninth overall. He was a finalist at national level in other years, taking fourth in 1995 and sixth in 2001 and 2002. Born in Orlando, Florida, he attended North Carolina State University and competed for their NC State Wolfpack team. His younger brother Kelvin was also a hurdler for the institution. His best while there was seventh at the NCAA outdoors in his final year. He had little success until pairing with coach Trevor Graham in 1995. His performances greatly improved thereafter. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vernice Smith
Vernice Carlton Smith (born October 24, 1965) is a former American football guard in the National Football League for the Phoenix Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Washington Redskins, and the St. Louis Rams. He played college football at Florida A&M University Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), commonly known as Florida A&M, is a public historically black land-grant university in Tallahassee, Florida. Founded in 1887, It is the third largest historically black university in the Un .... 1965 births Living people American football offensive guards Chicago Bears players Florida A&M Rattlers football players Players of American football from Orlando, Florida Phoenix Cardinals players St. Louis Rams players Washington Redskins players {{offensive-lineman-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Rolle
James Rolle (born February 2, 1964) is an American former sprinter. References 1964 births Living people American male sprinters Place of birth missing (living people) Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games {{US-sprint-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Pierre
Barbara Pierre (born April 28, 1986) is a Haitian-born American track and field sprint athlete who competed internationally for the United States. Her specialty is the 60-meter dash and the 100-meter dash. She had her highest world ranking in 2013, when she was the fourth fastest sprinter in the world over 100 m with her personal best of 10.85 seconds. Pierre represented Haiti at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 100 m sprint and placed fourth in her first round heat, which normally meant elimination. However, her time of 11.52 was among the ten fastest losing times, resulting in a second round spot. There she failed to qualify for the semi finals as her time of 11.56 was the fifth time of her race. At the 2015 Pan American Games, she set the games record of 10.92 seconds in the preliminary round. In the final, she was slightly slower and went home with the bronze medal. Pierre would continue to compete until the age of 35 when she would retire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cady Lalanne
Cady Lalanne (born April 22, 1992) is a Haitian professional basketball player who plays for Kuwait SC. He played college basketball for the UMass Minutemen. Early life Lalanne, son of Bertha Lalanne, was born in Port-au-Prince, the capital city of Haiti. He moved to the U.S. when he was 7 years old. Lalanne attended Oak Ridge High School, in Orlando, Florida, where he starred on the varsity basketball team. College career In 2011, Lalanne matriculated to the University of Massachusetts, where he earned a major in sociology. Playing four seasons at UMass, Lalanne became one of three players in school history to record 1,000 points, 800 rebounds and 100 blocks in a career. As a senior at UMass, he earned third-team All-Atlantic 10 honors after averaging 11.6 points and 9.5 rebounds in 32 games. Professional career Austin Spurs (2015–2016) On June 25, 2015, Lalanne was selected with the 55th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the San Antonio Spurs. In July 2015, he joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Joseph
Joe Joseph (born October 20, 1985) is a former American football defensive end. He was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at University of Miami. Joseph has also been a member of the New York Giants and Washington Redskins. Professional career Tennessee Titans After going undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft, Joseph signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent on April 25, 2010. He was cut on September 4, 2010. New York Giants The New York Giants signed Joseph to their practice squad on November 30, 2010. He was released on December 14. Washington Redskins Joseph was signed to the Washington Redskins practice squad on December 15, 2010. He was promoted to the active roster on December 25, and played in his first NFL game on December 26, against the Jacksonville Jaguars The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jaguars compete in the National F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenda Hood
Glenda Evans Hood (born March 10, 1950) is an American politician, who was Secretary of State of Florida, from 2003 to 2005, and the first woman to serve as Mayor of Orlando (1992–2003). A Republican, Hood served as a district commissioner for the City of Orlando from 1982 to 1992, when she was elected Mayor. She was re-elected to 4-year terms as mayor in 1996 and 2000. Before her election to the Orlando City Council, she had served as vice-chairman of the Municipal Planning Board and Zoning Commission, member of the Nominating Board and Chairman of the Task Force on Board and Commission Restructure. She also has served as President of the National League of Cities, the Florida League of Cities, and the Florida Chamber of Commerce. Hood's time as mayor coincided with Linda Chapin's chairmanship of the Orange County Commission, a time when feminine influence over local politics was at an all-time high. The two women, along with state senator (and future lieutenant governor) To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John E
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Finn-Burrell
Michelle Bonae Finn-Burrell (born May 8, 1965, in Orlando, Florida) is an American former sprint athlete from Orlando, Florida. She graduated from Oak Ridge High School in Orlando. She set the Florida State University record for the 100 meters which has lasted over 18 years into the 2006 season. She won a gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics as part of the 4 × 100 meters relay team (heats). She also reached the final of the 200 meters at the same event, finishing in seventh place. In 1993 Finn was a 100 and 200 m semi-finalist at the World Championships and took the bronze medal at the US national championships for the 200 m.Finn-Burrell Michelle IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-04-05. She ran on the United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Crawford
Craig Crawford (born 1956) is an American writer and television political commentator based in Washington, D.C. Publisher of the news commenting forum, Trail Mix, Crawford was a columnist for ''Congressional Quarterly'', Editor-in-Chief of National Journal's ''The Hotline'', and Washington Bureau Chief for ''The Orlando Sentinel'', and the author of ''Listen Up Mr. President: Everything You Always Wanted Your President to Know and Do'', ''The Politics of Life: 25 Rules for Survival in a Brutal and Manipulative World'', and ''Attack the Messenger: How Politicians Turn You Against the Media''. Early years Craig Crawford was born in Owensboro, Kentucky. During his childhood, Crawford moved with his family to Orlando, Florida, where he attended Pineloch Elementary School and Oak Ridge High School. His parents, Tabitha and Bill Crawford, encouraged his interest in public affairs. When he was nine years old, Crawford had the opportunity to meet President Lyndon B. Johnson. While still ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
