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Rancho Bernardo High School
Rancho Bernardo High School, or RBHS, is a public high school in the Poway Unified School District of San Diego County, California, United States. Rancho Bernardo High School was opened in 1991 as the district's third high school. Enrollment For the 2019-2020 school year, about 2,300 students attended Rancho Bernardo High School. When divided by class, 609 students were in 9th grade, 580 in 10th, 581 in 11th, and 582 in 12th. The student body is 46.6% White, 22.7% Asian, 16.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% African American, 0.5% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 0.1% Native American or Alaska Native. Controversies Broomstick incident In a 1997 incident, three baseball players pleaded guilty to sodomizing a new teammate with a broom handle in the locker room after a game. The school district paid $675,000 to settle the claim and the three players were sentenced to time in juvenile hall. The students stated there was a tradition of hazing in which older team members would thre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State School
State schools (in England, Wales, Australia and New Zealand) or public schools (Scottish English and North American English) are generally primary or secondary educational institution, 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. Indepen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. The NL and AL were formed in 1876 and 1901, respectively. Beginning in 1903, the two leagues signed the National Agreement and cooperated but remained legally separate entities until 2000, when they merged into a single organization led by the Commissioner of Baseball. MLB is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. It is also included as one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. Baseball's first all-professional team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings, was founded in 1869. Before that, some teams had secretly paid certain players. The first few decades of professional baseball were characterized by rivalries between leagues and by players who often jumped from one te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jelynn Rodriguez
Jelynn Rodriguez (born August 31, 1983) is a Filipino-American host of the American Sí TV show ''The Drop'', as well as an actress, dancer and singer. She has worked in show business since she was a teenager attending Rancho Bernardo High School. On television, Jelynn was a host on the TV Guide Channel, and she appeared on CBS's pilot ''Three'' (2005). She also hosted the San Diego TV show, ''The Beat'' (2003-2004). She is still a host of ''The Drop'' which can be seen on Sí TV. In late 2005, Jelynn shot her first movie to be released sometime in 2007, ''Bar Starz''. She plays Melanie, one of the leads in this movie about ''"the adventures of some seriously odd club denizens."'' Jelynn can be seen in the horror film '' Grizzly Park'' playing the character KiKi. ''Grizzly Park'' was released in Fall 2007. Jelynn is starring in a new Internet show called ''Engaged''. She can be seen in an upcoming episode of NBC's hit drama ''Las Vegas Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Raynor
Scott William Raynor, Jr. (born May 23, 1978) is an American musician, best known as the original drummer of the rock band Blink-182. Born in Poway, California, Raynor first approached the drums in his preteens as a fan of Metallica. He joined Blink-182 at 14 years old and continued with the band; by the time he was 19, the group had accumulated a large fan base and a gold record, '' Dude Ranch''. His heavy use of alcohol caused tension in the trio, leading to a fight that in turn led to his firing from the band midway through a 1998 tour and subsequent replacement by Travis Barker. Since his booting from the group, Raynor has performed with a wide variety of groups and contributed to the charity StandUp for Kids. Life and career Raynor began playing drums at a young age, forming a group with friend Ryan Kennedy at age 11 to perform at a school competition – "a kind of 'show and tell' thing," Raynor later recalled. The duo were initially inspired by Metallica, but found the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Putnam
Daniel Chris Putnam (born September 17, 1982) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics. Career Amateur As a student at Rancho Bernardo High School in 2001, he was named the ''USA Today'' California High School Player of the Year. He attended Stanford University, and in 2002 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Mets of the Cape Cod Baseball League where he was named a league all-star. He was selected by the A's in the first round of the 2004 MLB Draft. Oakland Athletics He played parts of three seasons in the minors for the Athletics. In 2004 he played for the Low-A Vancouver Canadians and the Single-A Kane County Cougars. In 2005 he played for High-A Stockton Ports and in 2006 he played for Stockton and the Double-A Midland RockHounds. He was called up to the majors in April . He made his major league debut on April 23, 2007 against the Baltimore Orioles, and got his first ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reed McKenna
Reed Anthony McKenna (born August 8, 1992) is an American soccer player who currently plays for FC Mulhouse Portland in the National Premier Soccer League. Early life and education McKenna was born in Columbus, Ohio on August 8, 1992. His family relocated to Hawaii, where he attended Punahou School as a freshman and played on their varsity boys soccer team. He would later relocate with his family to San Diego, where McKenna attended Rancho Bernardo High School. He finished his high school career in San Diego and was named as an ESPN RISE first-team All-American. He enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he played collegiate soccer. In his two seasons with the Bruins, he made 16 appearances. After the 2012 season, McKenna transferred to University of California, Santa Barbara. During his time with the Gauchos men's soccer team, he made a total of 41 appearances and tallied four goals and two assists. McKenna also played in the Premier Development ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caity Lotz
Caitlin Marie Lotz (born December 30, 1986) is an American actress, dancer and singer. She has portrayed Stephanie Horton in ''Mad Men'', Officer Kirsten Landry in the MTV mockumentary series ''Death Valley'' (2011), Annie in '' The Pact'' (2013), and Sara Lance/The Canary/White Canary in The CW's Arrowverse television series, where she has appeared in ''Arrow'', ''Legends of Tomorrow'', ''The Flash'', ''Supergirl'', and ''Batwoman''. She is also a co-founder of SheThority, a women's empowerment organization. Career Dancing and singing Lotz started her career as a dancer, touring with Avril Lavigne and Lady Gaga, and starring in music videos including Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi", David Guetta and Estelle's "One Love", Selena Gomez's " Tell Me Something I Don't Know", T-Pain's " Freeze", JoJo's "Baby It's You", Cascada's " Evacuate the Dancefloor", Kaci Brown's " Instigator", and Wang Leehom's "Gai Shi Ying Xiong". Lotz appeared on ''Dancing With the Stars'' season 8, as Lady G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TSZX The Grace
The Grace (stylized as 天上智喜 The Grace; abbreviated as CSJH, CSJH The Grace) is a South Korean a cappella girl group formed by SM Entertainment in 2005, with four members: Lina, Dana, Sunday and Stephanie. They are known as Tenjochiki (天上智喜, ''Tenjōchiki'') in Japanese releases, and are sometimes referred to as CSJH The Grace, an acronym from their korean name Cheon Sang Ji Hui The Grace (Korean: 천상지희 더 그레이스). They debuted with the single ''Too Good'' on April 29, 2005. Throughout the group's career, they released and performed music in Korean and Japanese with a total of three studio albums and many more singles. The group continued to release music until their second Japanese album ''Dear...'', in January 2009. After Stephanie's injury in 2010, the group's activities were to be halted. In July 2011, the group returned with the duo unit Dana & Sunday, with the duo continuing to release some digital singles before also going into hiatus. All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Kim
Kim Bo-kyung (born October 16, 1987), better known as Stephanie Kim or Stephanie, is a Korean-American singer, ballerina and musical actress based in South Korea. Born and raised in California, she went to South Korea and joined SM Entertainment after winning Youth Best Selection Competition in February 2004. After years of training, she debuted as a member of South Korean girl group The Grace in April 2005. In October 2012, she began her solo career with the release of single album ''The New Beginning''. Career 2005-2010: The Grace (band) and solo career Stephanie made her debut as a member of the girl group The Grace in 2005. Since then, they released three studio albums and ten singles. In 2010, the group W made a hiatus due to her health issues. As of 2011, Stephanie became a member of the Los Angeles Ballet. On October 8, 2012, Stephanie debuted as a solo artist under another music label called Media Line and released her first solo single album ''The New Beginning'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gosuke Katoh
Gosuke John Katoh (, ''Katō Gōsuke'', born October 8, 1994) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays. Career New York Yankees The New York Yankees selected Katoh in the second round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft out of Rancho Bernardo High School. He made his professional debut for the Yankees' rookie-league affiliate, appearing in 50 games and batting .310. In 2014, Katoh played for the Single-A Charleston RiverDogs, hitting .222/.345/.326 in 121 games. The following year, Katoh split the season between Charleston and the rookie league Pulaski Yankees, batting a combined .239/.367/.334 with 6 home runs and 31 RBI. For the 2016 season, Katoh returned to Charleston and batted .229/.320/.335 with 1 home run in 65 games. In 2017, Katoh played for the High-A Tampa Yankees, slashing .293/.376/.440 in 84 contests. In 2018, Katoh p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
78th Scripps National Spelling Bee
The 78th Scripps National Spelling Bee was held June 1–2, 2005 in Washington D.C.(3 June 2005)Californian wins National Spelling Bee with 'appoggiatura' ''USA Today'' (Associated Press) Anurag Kashyap, 13, won the competition. He spelled the word ''appoggiatura'', a musical term, correctly. He had finished 47th in the prior year's competition. Eleven-year-old Samir Patel of Colleyville, Texas and Aliya Deri, 13, of Pleasanton, California tied for second place. Patel misspelled the word '' Roscian''. Deri misspelled the word '' trouvaille''. There were 273 spellers this year, 146 boys and 127 girls, ages 9 to 14. 51 survived until the final day of competition. Only 71 spellers made it successfully through the third round, and 20 more dropped out in the fourth round.Jelinek, Pauline (2 June 2005)War of the Words ''Southeast Missourian ''The Southeast Missourian'' is a 3 day per week newspaper published in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and serves (as the name implies) the sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anurag Kashyap (spelling)
Anurag Kashyap (born November 23, 1991) was the winner of the 2005 Scripps National Spelling Bee. He also won the ''Jeopardy!'' Teen Tournament in 2008. Biography Kashyap was born in Muzaffarpur, India and raised in Poway, California. He entered his first spelling bee for Poway Unified School District when he was in fourth grade at Valley Elementary School, and continued competing as a student at Meadowbrook Middle School. In 2004, he placed 47th in the national spelling bee. In the 19th round of the 2005 Scripps National Spelling Bee, 13-year-old eighth-grader Kashyap successfully spelled the word appoggiatura, which is defined as "a note of embellishment preceding another note and taking a portion of its time." He won about $28,000 in cash and prizes, most of which he saved towards college. In 2008, Kashyap competed in the 25th season of the ''Jeopardy!'' Teen Tournament. At the end of the ten-day tournament, Kashyap defeated Bradley Silverman from Georgia and Audrey H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
