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Stephenson High School
Stephenson High School (SHS) is a public school serving grades 9–12 located in the unincorporated area of DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. It has a Stone Mountain postal address but it is not in the city limits. It is part of the DeKalb County School District. Stephenson High School is in the old historic area near Stone Mountain. The main campus is five acres. The school has an enrollment of 1571 students. Facility and curriculum SHS has a 500-seat theatre equipped with two full-size dressing rooms, computer-operated lights and backdrops, an orchestra pit with hydraulic lift, and a catwalk. The Atlanta Theatre Organ Society donated and installed an organ with full piping. Stephenson is one of three schools in the country to house such an organ, and uses it for musicals and concerts. Students study horticulture, landscaping, and botany in an outdoor classroom which includes a waterfall and two greenhouses. The school offers a broadcast and media production curriculum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DeKalb County School System
The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) is a school district headquartered at 1701 Mountain Industrial Boulevard in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, near Stone Mountain and in the Atlanta metropolitan area. DCSD operates public schools in areas of DeKalb County that are not within the city limits of Atlanta and Decatur. It will serve a portion of Atlanta annexed by that city in 2018 until 2024, when that portion will be re-assigned to Atlanta Public Schools (APS). The school district is overseen by the seven-member DeKalb County Board of Education. The interim superintendent/CEO is, as of May 18, 2022, Dr. Vasanne S. Tinsley. The system educates more than 102,000 students at 138 schools with more than 14,000 full-time employees and 6,000 teachers. In 2018, the school system graduated over 5,800 students from high school. The district includes three of the top-ranked schools in the nation in 2018 according to '' U.S. News & World Report''. The DeKalb Scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jermaine Cunningham
Jermaine Alexander Alfred Cunningham (born April 24, 1988) is a former American football outside linebacker. He played college football for the University of Florida, and played for two BCS National Championship teams. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. Early years Cunningham was born in the Bronx, New York.Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players Jermaine Cunningham Retrieved May 18, 2011. He attended Stephenson High School in Stone Mountain, Georgia, where he played high school football as a linebacker for the Stephenson Jaguars.GatorZone.com, Football History, 2009 Roster Jermaine Cunningham. Retrieved May 18, 2011. He made twenty quarterback sacks as a junior. As a senior team captain in 2005, Cunningham averaged 15 tackles per game and recorded 25 sacks, while helping lead his team to the state semifinal game. College career Cunningham accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesvil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roderick Rogers
Roderick Rogers (born September 7, 1984) is a former American football defensive back. He was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Wisconsin. Rogers has also been a member of the Minnesota Vikings and New England Patriots. Early years Rogers attended Stephenson High School in Stone Mountain, Georgia, where he lettered in wrestling, track and field, and football as a safety. He finished his high school career with 261 tackles and 13 interceptions. College career After graduating from high school, Rogers attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison. As a junior, Rogers was a 13-game starter at safety, finishing the year with 56 tackles and three interceptions. As a senior in 2006, Rogers was on watch lists for the Lott Trophy and started all 13 games, earning second-team All-Big Ten Conference honors for the second straight season. Professional career Denver Broncos After going undrafted in the 2007 NFL Draft, Rogers w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chauncey Rivers
Chauncey Rivers (born June 12, 1997) is an American football linebacker for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Rivers was undrafted in the 2020 NFL Draft. College career University of Georgia As a freshman in 2015, Rivers played in four games totaling four tackles on the season. After being arrested on marijuana charges for the third time in seven months, Rivers was dismissed from the team. East Mississippi Community College Rivers transferred to East Mississippi Community College (EMCC) where he played for head coach Buddy Stephens and was featured on the Netflix documentary series ''Last Chance U''. After playing in 12 games for the Lions, Rivers totaled 25 solo tackles and 20 assists for a total of 45, along with eight sacks for a loss of 44 yards. Mississippi State University After his 2016 campaign at EMCC, Rivers was considered to be among the top junior college defensive ends in the country. This allowed him to get consideration once again fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perry Riley
Perry Alphonso Riley Jr. (born May 3, 1988) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at LSU. Early years Riley attended Stephenson High School in Stone Mountain, Georgia, where he, besides occasionally lining up at running back and strong safety, was part of a highly talented linebacker corps with teammates Kelvin Sheppard, Marcus Ball and Jermaine Cunningham. In his junior year, he registered 96 tackles, eight sacks and five forced fumbles. As a senior, Riley recorded 131 tackles, four interceptions, two sacks, five tackles for loss, and one defensive touchdown. Regarded as a three-star recruit by ''Rivals.com'', Riley was listed as the No. 27 outside linebackers prospect in the nation. He chose LSU over Tennessee, among others. College career In his true freshman year at LSU, Riley saw action in seven games and was credited with four tackles. As a sophomore, he pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DeMario Minter
DeMario Minter (born February 20, 1984) is a former American football cornerback. He was originally drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia Bulldogs football, Georgia. Minter has also been a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, Arizona Cardinals and Florida Tuskers. Early years Minter played high school football at Stephenson High School in Stone Mountain, Georgia, College career Minter played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and garnered First-team All-Southeastern Conference, SEC honors by the Associated Press in 2005. Professional career Cleveland Browns In 2006, during a pre-training camp workout with the Browns, Minter suffered a season-ending knee injury. On September 1, 2007, he was released by the Browns. Florida Tuskers Minter was signed by the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League (2009–), United Football League on September 3, 2009. He was released on September 22. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kregg Lumpkin
Kregg Lumpkin (born May 15, 1984) is a former American football running back. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Georgia Bulldogs football, Georgia. Lumpkin also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks. Lumpkin now works for Newton County Fire Department in Newton County, Georgia College career A highly recruited tailback prospect (#2 by Scout and Rivals.com, behind only Reggie Bush), Lumpkin played at the University of Georgia from 2003 to 2007. Slowed down by injuries during his sophomore and senior seasons along with sharing carries with Michael Cooper, Thomas Brown (American football coach), Thomas Brown, Danny Ware, and Knowshon Moreno, Lumpkin rushed for 1,699 yards on 352 carries with 17 total touchdowns (14 rushing, 3 receiving) in his career. His jersey number as a true freshman was #28, but he changed it during his redshirt sophomore season to #6. Professional career Green Bay Pack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lloyd (singer)
Lloyd Polite Jr. (born January 3, 1986), is an American R&B singer. Born in New Orleans and raised in Decatur, he initially began his musical career as a member of the preteen-boy band N-Toon. The band disbanded in 2001 and Polite embarked on a solo career in 2003. He subsequently signed a record deal with American music executive Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. Records, under the aegis of Def Jam Recordings. In 2004, Polite released his solo debut single "Southside" (featuring Ashanti), the title-track from his debut album, ''Southside'' (2004). The single quickly charted on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and became a top 40 hit. His second album '' Street Love'', was released in 2007 and featured the top 20 hits "You" (featuring Lil Wayne) and " Get It Shawty". Polite's third album '' Lessons in Love'' (2008), gave the singer his second top 10 album on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. Polite's career received an enormous boost in 2009–10, after being featured on hip hop record label ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Ladler
Kenneth Alfonzo Ladler Jr. (born June 23, 1992) is a former gridiron football safety. He played college football at Vanderbilt, and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Buffalo Bills in 2014. He also played for the Edmonton Eskimos and BC Lions of the Canadian Football League, and the Washington Redskins and New York Giants of the National Football League. Early years Ladler attended Stephenson High School in Stone Mountain, Georgia. As a senior, he helped Stephenson to an undefeated regular season and to the second round of the state playoffs. He registered 80 tackles, four interceptions and a forced fumble. He also scored on punt return, INT return and a blocked punt. Considered a three-star recruit by ''Rivals.com'', he was rated the 42nd best safety prospect in the nation. He committed to Vanderbilt over offers from East Carolina, Kentucky, Louisville, New Mexico, South Carolina, and Toledo. College career As a true freshman in 2010, he appeared in every game at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaun Jolly
Shaun Jolly (born October 17, 1998) is an American football cornerback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Appalachian State Mountaineers football, Appalachian State and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cleveland Browns in . Personal life and high school Shaun Jolly was born on October 17, 1998, in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Jolly attended Stephenson High School and had a successful high school tenure, being named to the Georgia all-star team. College career Jolly was rated as a two-star cornerback by Scout.com and chose to attend Appalachian State University. Jolly redshirted his freshman year and never played a down that season. In his next year, Jolly played in eleven games in defensive and special teams roles, including playing in the New Orleans Bowl against Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football, Middle Tennessee. Jolly was highly rated in his sophomore year, being named a second-team All-American and first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dontell Jefferson
Dontell Jefferson (born December 15, 1983) is an American professional basketball player. He played briefly in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as stints in the NBA Development League and in Canada, Latvia, and Saudi Arabia. He played college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks and Atlanta Metropolitan College. College career After two years of junior college basketball at Atlanta Metropolitan College, Jefferson completed his college career at the University of Arkansas, lettering in the 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons. He led the team in assists in 2006 and played in the 2006 NCAA Men's Tournament. Professional career After his senior season, Jefferson was not selected in the 2006 NBA draft. On March 11, 2009, Jefferson was signed to a 10-day contract by the Charlotte Bobcats. He signed a second 10-day contract on March 21. He then signed for the remainder of the 2008–09 NBA season. On October 22, 2009, Jefferson was waived by the Bobcats. In 2012, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gail Bean
Gail Mitchell, known professionally as Gail Bean, is an American actress. Bean co-starred in the series '' Paradise Lost'' and the film '' Unexpected''. She has also acted in '' Insecure'', ''Love in the Time of Corona'', ''Atlanta'', and '' Detroiters''. She is best known for her portrayal of Wanda Bell on '' Snowfall'' (2018–present). She is also a cast member on ''P-Valley'''s second season. Life and career Born Gail Mitchell, she was raised in Stone Mountain, Georgia. She is the youngest of six and the only daughter amongst her parents' children. She first became interested in acting in a drama class she took while she was a student at Stephenson High School. Bean received her bachelor's degree from Valdosta State University, where she joined the sorority Delta Sigma Theta. She enrolled to study accounting but at the urging of one of her professors, she instead pursued acting. Mitchell adopted the stage name Gail Bean due to the nickname "Bean" that she went by as a high s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
