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Belton High School (Belton, Texas)
Belton High School (BHS) is a public high school that serves the city of Belton, Texas, United States, parts of Bell County and classified as a 5A school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). It is a part of the Belton Independent School District located in south central Bell County. During 20222023, Slocum High School had an enrollment of 1,941 students and a student to teacher ratio of 12.35. The school received an overall rating of "B" from the Texas Education Agency for the 20212022 school year. Statistics BHS's student information for the 2021-2022 school year: * 7.0% African American * 37.8% Hispanic * 47.4% White * 0.7% American Indian * 1.7% Asian * 0.4% Pacific Islander * 4.9% Two or More Races Athletics The Belton Tigers compete in these sports - *Baseball *Basketball * Cross Country *Football *Golf *Powerlifting *Soccer *Softball *Swimming *Tennis *Track and Field *Volleyball State Titles *Baseball - **1994(4A) *Boys Basketball - **1958(2A) *Girls Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High School In The United States
High school or senior high school is the education students receive in the final stage of secondary education in the United States. In the United States, most high schoolers are ages 14–18, but some ages could be delayed due to how their birthday coincides with the academic calendar. Most comparable to secondary schools, high schools generally deliver phase three of the International Standard Classification of Education, ISCED model of education. High schools have subject-based classes. The name high school is applied in other countries, but no universal generalization can be made as to the age range, financial status, or ability level of the pupils accepted. In North America, most high schools include grades 9 through 12. Students attend them following graduation from middle school (often alternatively called junior high school). History As late as 1900, high school attendance was very rare in the United States, with only a small percentage of the population ever attending h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Softball
Softball is a Variations of baseball, variation of baseball, the difference being that it is played with a larger ball, on a smaller field, and with only underhand pitches (where the ball is released while the hand is primarily below the ball) permitted. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the #Professional leagues, professional level. The game was created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hancock (softball), George Hancock. There are two rule sets for softball generally: ''slow-pitch softball'' and ''fastpitch softball, fastpitch''. Slow-pitch softball is commonly played recreationally, while women's fastpitch softball was a Summer Olympic Games#List of Olympic sports, Summer Olympic sport and can be Women Professional Fastpitch, played professionally. Softball was not included in the 2024 Summer Olympics but will return for the 2028 Summer Olympics. Depending on the variety being played and the age and gender of the players, the particulars of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Booker Russell
Booker Taylor Russell (February 28, 1956 – March 9, 2000) was an American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, and Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football for the Texas State Bobcats football, Texas State Bobcats. He also played in the United States Football League (USFL) for the Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars, Philadelphia Stars. He was charged with murdering his wife in 1985. References 1956 births 2000 deaths American football running backs Belton High School (Belton, Texas) alumni Oakland Raiders players San Diego Chargers players Philadelphia Eagles players Texas State Bobcats football players 20th-century American sportsmen {{Runningback-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. Since 1975, the team plays its home games at Caesars Superdome after using Tulane Stadium during its first eight seasons. Founded by John W. Mecom Jr., David Dixon (businessman), David Dixon, and the city of New Orleans on November 1, 1966, the Saints joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1967. The Saints were among the NFL's least successful franchises in their first several decades, where they went 20 consecutive seasons without a winning record or qualifying for the playoffs. They earned their first winning record and postseason berth in 1987 New Orleans Saints season, 1987, while their first playoff win would not occur until 2000 New Orleans Saints season, 2000, the team's 34th season. The team's fortunes improved in the 21st century, especially during th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khiry Robinson
Khiry Robinson (born December 28, 1989) is an American former professional football running back. He last played for the Tiburones de Cancún of the Fútbol Americano de México (FAM). Robinson signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He graduated from Belton High School in Belton, Texas, and played college football for the West Texas A&M Buffaloes. College career Mesabi Range College In 2008, Robinson played junior college football for Mesabi Range Community and Technical College (now known as Mesabi Range College) in Virginia, Minnesota, winning the Minnesota College Athletic Conference championship. He led the division in rushing and scored the only points of the championship game. Blinn College He then attended Blinn College in Brenham, Texas, where he played on a team that also featured future Heisman trophy winner Cam Newton and won the 2009 NJCAA national championship; Robinson was a NCJAA All-American at running back. West Texas A&M He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Ford (football Coach)
Robert Ford (born June 21, 1951) is an American football coach. He won three Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Houston. He was previously the offensive coordinator of the Orlando Guardians Early life Ford attended Belton High School, where he played as a running back. He accepted a football scholarship from the University of Houston, where he was switched to wide receiver. His roommate was future NFL player Robert Newhouse. As a sophomore and junior, he was a backup wide receiver. He was named the starter as a senior in 1972, leading the team in receiving with 35 receptions for 538 yards (15.4-yard avg.) and 4 receiving touchdowns, earning third-team All-American honors. He also led in kickoff returns and punt returns. He had 231 receiving yards against San Diego State University. He became the first player in the history of the NCAA to have two 99-yard touchdown receptions, each thrown by Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Eads
George Coleman Eads III (born March 1, 1967) is an American actor, known for his role as Nick Stokes on the CBS police drama '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''. He later starred as Jack Dalton on the CBS action-adventure series ''MacGyver'' for three seasons. Biography Early life Eads attended Belton High School in Belton, Texas. Eads graduated from Texas Tech University (1989) with a degree in marketing. In college, he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Prior to beginning an acting career, Eads worked as a copy machine salesman, as well as selling first aid and safety supplies for Cintas. Career Eads drove to Los Angeles in a pickup truck borrowed from his stepfather, to pursue his acting career. Eads got his big break on the primetime soap opera ''Savannah'', in which he played the conniving Travis Peterson and later Travis's twin brother, Nick Corelli. Eads guest-starred as paramedic Greg Powell on '' ER'' in 1997 and worked on several television films such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Texas
The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 1883, it is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. With 53,082 students as of fall 2023, it is also the largest institution in the system. The university is a major center for academic research, with research expenditures totaling $1.06 billion for the 2023 fiscal year. It joined the Association of American Universities in 1929. The university houses seven museums and seventeen libraries, including the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library and the Blanton Museum of Art, and operates various auxiliary research facilities, such as the J. J. Pickle Research Campus and McDonald Observatory. UT Austin's athletics constitute the Texas Longhorns. The Longhorns have won four NCAA Division I National Football Championships, six NCAA Division I National Baseball Championships, sixteen NCAA Division I National Men's Swimming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Ash (American Football)
David Trenton Ash (born July 29, 1992) is a former American football quarterback who last played for the Warsaw Mets in the Polish Football League. He played college football for the University of Texas Longhorns. After an impressive start that included being named the offensive MVP in the 2011 Holiday Bowl, he was forced to end his career early in the face of repeated concussions and concussion-related symptoms. On March 16, 2017, however, Ash was medically cleared to play football again, and participated in the Longhorns' 2017 pro day. High school career Ash attended Academy High School (in which school system his father was a middle school principal) before transferring to Belton High School in Belton, Texas his sophomore year. He played as both quarterback and punter. In his three seasons, Ash compiled an 18–15 record. Ash made his first start against Ennis High School in 2008, a game Belton lost 43–8. In his junior year in 2009, Ash led the Belton Tigers to the secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lockdown
A lockdown () is a restriction policy for people, community or a country to stay where they are, usually due to specific risks that could possibly harm the people if they move and interact freely. The term is used for a prison protocol that usually prevents people, information or objects from leaving an area. The protocol can usually only be initiated by someone in a position of authority. A lockdown can also be used to protect people inside a facility or, for example, a computing system, from a threat or other external event. In buildings doors leading outside are usually locked so that no person may enter or exit. Types Lockdowns may be adopted as a preventative measure or in response to a crisis as an emergency measure. Preventive lockdown A preventive lockdown is a preemptive action plan implemented to address an unusual scenario or a weakness in system to preempt any danger to ensure the safety and security of people, organisation and system. The focus for prevent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temple High School (Texas)
Temple High School is a public high school located in Temple, Texas. As of the 20242026 biennial realignment, it is classified as a 6A school by the University Interscholastic League. It is part of the Temple Independent School District located in central Bell County. During 20222023, Temple High School had an enrollment of 2,305 students and a student to teacher ratio of 12.56. The school received an overall rating of "C" from the Texas Education Agency for the 20212022 school year. History of racial segregation in Temple education system The "Temple Colored School" was established in 1885, and in 1912 a two-story building was erected with eleven classrooms, a science lab, and a principal's office. The first high school was organized in 1915, and in 1925 was renamed Dunbar High School. In 1952, the Dunbar High School campus was opened and served as a high school until 1968, when mandatory desegregation was implemented and the school was merged with Temple High School. The forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summer Olympic Games since Tokyo 1964. Beach volleyball was introduced to the program at the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics. The adapted version of volleyball at the Summer Paralympic Games is sitting volleyball. Basic play The complete set of rules is extensive, but play essentially proceeds as follows: a player on one of the teams begins a 'rally' by serving the ball (tossing or releasing it and then hitting it with a hand or arm), from behind the back boundary line of the court, over the net, and into the receiving team's court. The receiving team must not let the ball be grounded within their court. The team may touch the ball up to three times to return the ball to the other side of the court, but individual players may not touch th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
