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St. Michael's Catholic Academy, Austin
St. Michael's Catholic Academy is a private college preparatory high school in Barton Creek, a community in unincorporated Travis County, Texas (Greater Austin), with an enrollment of approximately 360 students in grades 9–12. It is within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Austin. In 2023, it was merged with its sister school, St. Gabriel’s Catholic School, as one unified school for PK3-12th grade. However, both schools still keep their own campuses. Starting in 2024, the school (including St. Gabriel's) will be officially renamed to St. Michael's Catholic Preparatory School. The student-teacher ratio is approximately 10 to 1, and the mean ACT Composite is 26.6. In 2015 and 2016, St. Michael's won the Class 4A Henderson Cup, awarded by the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools for excellence in academics, fine arts and athletics. In 2016, St. Michael's won four state championships: academics, women's tennis, women's cross country and men's track and field. In at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the county seat, seat and largest city of Travis County, Texas, Travis County, with portions extending into Hays County, Texas, Hays and Williamson County, Texas, Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the List of United States cities by population, 11th-most-populous city in the United States, the List of cities in Texas by population, fourth-most-populous city in Texas, the List of capitals in the United States, second-most-populous state capital city, and the most populous state capital that is not also the most populous city in its state. It has been one of the fastest growing large cities in the United States since 2010. Downtown Austin and Downtown San Antonio are approximately apart, and both fall along the Interstate 35 corridor. Some observers believe that the two regions may some day form a new "metroplex" similar to Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, Dallas and Fort Worth. Austin i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unincorporated Area
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have no unincorporated areas at all or these are very rare: typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or List of uninhabited regions, uninhabited areas. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut Province, Chubut, Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba, Entre Ríos Province, Entre Ríos, Formosa Province, Formosa, Neuquén Province, Neuquén, Río Negro Province, Río Negro, San Luis Province, San Luis, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero Province, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán Province, Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only local government in Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Educational Institutions Established In 1984
Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Various researchers emphasize the role of critical thinking in order to distinguish education from indoctrination. Some theorists require that education results in an improvement of the student while others prefer a value-neutral definition of the term. In a slightly different sense, education may also refer, not to the process, but to the product of this process: the mental states and dispositions possessed by educated people. Education originated as the transmission of cultural heritage from one generation to the next. Today, educational goals increasingly encompass new ideas such as the liberation of learners, skills needed for modern society, empathy, and complex vocational skills. Types of education are commonly divided into formal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Secondary Schools In Texas
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is the one, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team plays its home games at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York. Founded in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL), they joined the NFL in 1970 following the AFL–NFL merger. The Bills' name is derived from an All-America Football Conference (AAFC) franchise from Buffalo that was in turn named after western frontiersman Buffalo Bill. Drawing much of its fanbase from Western New York, the Bills are the only NFL team that plays home games in that state. The franchise is owned by Terry and Kim Pegula, who purchased the Bills after the death of original owner Ralph Wilson in 2014. The Bills won consecutive AFL Championships in 1964 and 1965, the only major professional sports championships from a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitch Morse
Mitchell Morse (born April 21, 1992) is an American football center for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Missouri. Professional career Kansas City Chiefs Morse was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the second round, 49th overall, in the 2015 NFL Draft. Morse was selected for the PFWA All-Rookie Team. In 2017, Morse missed Weeks 3-7 with a foot injury before returning to the lineup the following week. He re-injured the foot in Week 14, and was placed on injured reserve on December 15, 2017. Buffalo Bills On March 13, 2019, Morse signed a four-year $44.5 million contract with the Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. ..., making him the highest-paid center in the league at the time. On March 14, 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox' home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox" name was chosen by the team owner, John I. Taylor, , following the lead of previous teams that had been known as the "Boston Red Stockings," including the Boston Braves (now the Atlanta Braves). The team has won nine World Series championships, tied for the third-most of any MLB team, and has played in 13 World Series. Their most recent World Series appearance and win was in . In addition, they won the American League pennant, but were not able to defend their 1903 World Series championship when the New York Giants refused to participate in the 1904 World Series. The Red Sox were a dominant team in the new league, defeating the Pittsburgh Pira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle Martin (pitcher)
Kyle Jared Martin (born January 18, 1991) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He has previously played for the Boston Red Sox of the Major League Baseball (MLB), and for the Saitama Seibu Lions of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Listed at 6' 7", 230 lb., he bats and throw right-handed. Career Boston Red Sox Martin signed after being selected by the Red Sox in the ninth round of the 2013 MLB Draft out of Texas A&M University. He previously had been selected by the Chicago White Sox (2012) and Washington Nationals (2009) but chose not to sign. Martin was scouted with a three-pitch repertoire that included a 92–94 mph fastball with above-average control, complemented with an 83-86 mph slider, and a 79–82 mph circle changeup that he has the confidence to throw in any count. In a span of two seasons (2013 and 2014) with three teams, Martin was the first pitcher in the Red Sox 2013 draft class to reach the Double-A level. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jameson Houston
Jameson Houston (born June 30, 1996) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at Baylor. Professional career Cleveland Browns Houston was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent. He was waived by the Browns on August 10, 2020. Carolina Panthers Houston was signed by the Carolina Panthers on August 28, 2020 after participating in a tryout, re-uniting him with his college coach Matt Rhule. He was waived on September 7, 2020, during final roster cuts. Philadelphia Eagles Houston was brought in for a tryout with the Philadelphia Eagles on November 20, 2020, and was signed to the team's practice squad on November 25. He was elevated to the active roster on December 12, December 19, and January 3, 2021, for the team's weeks 14, 15, and 17 games against the New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals, and Washington Football Team, and reverted to the practice squad after each game. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Austin
The Diocese of Austin ( la, Dioecesis Austiniensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church comprising 25 counties of Central Texas in the United States. The diocese includes 123 parishes and missions and six university Catholic student centers. The diocese stretches from West, Texas, (just north of Waco) in the north to San Marcos in the south to the Bryan - College Station area in the east to Mason in the west. Its largest metropolitan areas are Austin, Bryan – College Station, the Killeen – Temple – Fort Hood area and Waco. The diocese estimates over 625,000 Catholics live in the diocese. As of 2021, it has 216 priests (168 active, 48 retired), 240 permanent deacons (160 active, 80 retired), approximately 30 brothers and 84 sisters serving in the diocese. The Diocese of Austin is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. History Pope Pius XII established the diocese on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Austin
The Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos metropolitan statistical area (or Greater Austin) is a five-county metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Texas, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget. The metropolitan area is situated in Central Texas on the western edge of the and on the eastern edge of the , and borders Greater San Antonio to the south. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the Austin–Round Rock–Georgetown MSA is the 28th largest metropolitan area in the United States, with a total population of 2,352,426. The metropolitan area is centered on the City of Austin—the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 11th-largest city in the United States with a population of 1,028,220 people. Austin's largest suburbs are Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown, San Marcos and Pflugerville. History Prehistoric and Archaic Eras The areas in and around Austin have been the site of human habitation since at least 9,000 B.C., and possibly considerably before that. The ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travis County, Texas
Travis County is located in south central Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,290,188. It is the fifth-most populous county in Texas. Its county seat is Austin, the capital of Texas. The county was established in 1840 and is named in honor of William Barret Travis, the commander of the Republic of Texas forces at the Battle of the Alamo. Travis County is part of the Austin–Round Rock– Georgetown Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located along the Balcones Fault, the boundary between the Edwards Plateau to the west and the Blackland Prairie to the east. History Pre-Columbian and colonial periods Evidence of habitation of the Balcones Escarpment region of Texas can be traced to at least 11,000 years ago. Two of the oldest Paleolithic archeological sites in Texas, the Levi Rock Shelter and Smith Rock Shelter, are in southwest and southeast Travis County, respectively. Several hundred years before European settlers arrived, a variety of nomadic Native Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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