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Canyon High School (Anaheim, California)
Canyon High School is a traditional four-year high school located in the Anaheim Hills community in the city of Anaheim, California and is an International Baccalaureate school. It is located on of land on Imperial Highway between the cross streets of Santa Ana Canyon Road and Nohl Ranch Road, and serves students who reside in Anaheim Hills and a small portion of Yorba Linda north of La Palma Avenue and east of Yorba Linda Boulevard. The school, which opened its doors in 1973, has a student population of 2,400. The school primarily serves the community of Anaheim Hills as well as parts of East Anaheim and Orange, and was designated a California Distinguished School in 2007 by the California Department of Education. The school's fight song is Washington and Lee Swing. The school is currently ranked as one of the top 1,000 high schools in the United States by Newsweek at number 128, a distinction given to less than 1% of high schools nationally. It is the 204th highest ranke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperial Highway
The Imperial Highway is a west-east thoroughfare in the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, and Imperial in the U.S. state of California. The main portion of the existing route begins at Vista Del Mar in Los Angeles near the Los Angeles International Airport and ends at the Anaheim– Orange city line at Via Escola where it becomes Cannon Street. Historically, the Imperial Highway extended from Vista Del Mar to Calexico, where a portion of the highway still exists. The original route was replaced with other highways, leading the older portions of the Imperial Highway to fall out of use. Route The total length of the Greater Los Angeles portion of the Imperial Highway is approximately , of which run through Orange County and through Los Angeles County. Between SR 91 and SR 39, Imperial Highway is signed as State Route 90. A '' de facto'' freeway portion of the route in Yorba Linda is also known as the Richard M. Nixon Freeway. The portion in Los An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Baccalaureate Program
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) is a two-year educational programme primarily aimed at 16-to-19-year-olds in 140 countries around the world. The programme provides an internationally accepted qualification for entry into higher education and is recognized by many universities worldwide. It was developed in the early-to-mid-1960s in Geneva, Switzerland, by a group of international educators. After a six-year pilot programme that ended in 1975, a bilingual diploma was established. Administered by the International Baccalaureate (IB), the IBDP is taught in schools in over 140 countries, in one of five languages: Chinese, English, French, German, or Spanish. To offer the IB diploma, schools must be certified as an IB school. IBDP students complete assessments in six subjects, traditionally one from each of the 6 subject groups (although students may choose to forgo a group 6 subject such as Art or music, instead choosing an additional subject from one of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connie Needham
Connie Needham (born Connie Marie Bowen; December 5, 1959) is an American actress and dance instructor. As Connie Newton, she portrayed Elizabeth Bradford on the television series ''Eight Is Enough'' from 1977 to 1981. Career Although her most prominent role was as Elizabeth Bradford on the 112 episodes of the series ''Eight Is Enough'' and its two subsequent television movies, Needham had nine other appearances after that series ended in 1981. Needham portrayed two different characters during the run of the television series '' Fame''. Her first appearance was in the episode "To Soar and Never Falter" (1982) as Kathy Murphy, a dancer in the initial stages of multiple sclerosis. The episode won Harry Harris an Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series. Her other appearances on ''Fame'' were as Kelly Hayden in three episodes the following year. Needham made a guest appearance on the Leslie Nielsen comedy TV series '' Police Squad!'' as Jill, a dance teacher who att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Orange County Register
''The Orange County Register'' is a paid daily List of newspapers in California, newspaper published in California. The ''Register'', published in Orange County, California, is owned by the private equity firm Alden Global Capital via its Digital First Media News subsidiaries. Freedom Communications owned the newspaper from 1935 to 2016. History The ''Register'' was founded by a consortium as the ''Santa Ana Daily Register'' in 1905. It was sold to J. P. Baumgartner in 1906 and to J. Frank Burke in 1927. In 1935 it was bought by Raymond C. Hoiles, who renamed it the ''Santa Ana Register.'' After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hoiles was one of the few newspaper publishers in the country to oppose the forced relocation of Japanese and Japanese Americans to camps away from the West Coast. Hoiles reorganized his holdings as Freedom Newspapers, Inc. In 1950, the name was changed to Freedom Communications. The paper dropped "Santa Ana" from its title in 1952. In 1956, the ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courtney Mathewson
Courtney Lynn Kaiulani Mathewson (born September 14, 1986) is an American water polo player, part of the US team that won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics. She played water polo for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins during their four-consecutive NCAA National Champion Women's Water Polo championships, and was named to the All-Tournament first team. At UCLA, she majored in sociology. College career During the 2008 season, Mathewson scored 54 goals in 33 matches. The Anaheim Hills, Calif., resident scored four goals in the final two NCAA Tournament matches – including three in an 11–4 semifinal win over UC Davis – to earn all-tournament team accolades. Honors Mathewson has earned prestigious honors after leading the Bruins to the undefeated season. Courtney was named to the Pac-12 All-Century Team. She also won the 2008 Peter J. Cutino Award, which is presented annually to the outstanding female and male collegiate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penelope Hocking
Penelope Elizabeth Hocking (born December 29, 1999) is an American professional Association football, soccer player who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Bay FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the USC Trojans women's soccer, USC Trojans, where she became the program's all-time top scorer and was named List of NCAA Division I women's soccer First-Team All-America teams, first-team All-American. She also played for the Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer, Penn State Nittany Lions before being selected by the Chicago Red Stars in the first round of the 2023 NWSL Draft. Youth career Hocking grew up in Anaheim, California, and played high school soccer for Canyon High School (Anaheim, California), Canyon High School. She played youth soccer for SoCal Blues, with which she won the 2015 ECNL U15 National Championship. College career USC Trojans, 2018–2021 Hocking played NCAA Division I women's soccer for the US ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina Hall
Christina Meursinge Haack (born July 9, 1983) is an American real estate investor and TV personality. She co-starred on HGTV's show ''Flip or Flop'' (2013–2022) alongside Tarek El Moussa and her own shows ''Christina on the Coast'' (2019–present), ''Christina: Stronger by Design'' (2021) and ''Christina in the Country'' (2022)''.'' Early life Christina Meursinge Haack was born in Anaheim, California. She has a sister, Carly, who is ten years younger. She went to school in southern California and graduated from Canyon High School in Anaheim, California in 2001 and began working in the real estate industry after graduating from San Diego State University. Career 2005–2010: Real estate In 2005, she first met future husband and business partner Tarek El Moussa while the two were working as real estate agents at Prudential, where they worked until 2008. The couple ran the real-estate agency Tarek and Christina: The El Moussa Group in Orange County, California. The husband ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seonna Hong
Seonna Hong (born 1973) is an American contemporary artist, who works in fine art and animation. Her paintings have appeared in exhibitions in Los Angeles, New York City, and Tokyo, Japan. She is Los Angeles–based. Early life and education Born and raised in Southern California, Hong is the daughter of parents who immigrated from Korea. Her father was an architect. As a child, Hong enjoyed drawing cartoon characters like Hello Kitty and Strawberry Shortcake. She graduated from California State University, Long Beach, with a degree in general art. After graduation, she worked as a teacher. Career Animation Her work as a background painter has appeared in animated series and films, most notably in the Nickelodeon series, ''My Life as a Teenage Robot'', for which she received an Emmy Award in 2003. She worked on ''The Mighty B!'' as an art director and background painter from 2008 to 2011. Fine art Hong's inspirations include "the abstract paintings of Helen Frankenthaler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Times
The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper#Daily, daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California, in 1881. Based in the Greater Los Angeles city of El Segundo, California, El Segundo since 2018, it is the List of newspapers in the United States, sixth-largest newspaper in the U.S. and the largest in the Western United States with a print circulation of 118,760. It has 500,000 online subscribers, the fifth-largest among U.S. newspapers. Owned by Patrick Soon-Shiong and published by California Times, the paper has won over 40 Pulitzer Prizes since its founding. In the 19th century, the paper developed a reputation for civic boosterism and opposition to Trade union, labor unions, the latter of which led to the Los Angeles Times bombing, bombing of its headquarters in 1910. The paper's profile grew substantially in the 1960s under publisher Otis Chandler, who adopted a more national focus. As with other regional newspapers in California and the United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Garfield
Andrew Douglas Garfield (born January 31, 1974 in Fullerton, California) is an American composer. He is best known for his collaborations with filmmaker Adam Green, as the composer of films including ''Hatchet'', '' Frozen'', and '' Hatchet II''. Garfield’s other contributions to the horror genre include music and score for ''The Eden Formula'', ''The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'', '' Chillerama'', '' The Summer of Massacre'', and '' Almost Human''. Under the banner of his company Pachinko Media, he has also been prolific in themed entertainment. Early life and education Garfield was born on January 31, 1974 in Fullerton, California. After graduating from Canyon High School in Anaheim Hills, Garfield went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in music and architecture from the University of Southern California, studying under famed Disney composer Buddy Baker. Career Film Garfield’s first feature film was the slasher film ''Hatchet'' in 2006, which was his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eden Espinosa
Eden Erica Espinosa (born February 2, 1978) is an American actress and singer who is best known for her performances as Elphaba for the Broadway, Los Angeles, and San Francisco productions of the musical '' Wicked''. In 2022, she was nominated for an Emmy Award for her role as the Queen of Hearts in '' Alice's Wonderland Bakery''. In 2024, Espinosa received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in '' Lempicka''. Education and early career Espinosa was born in Anaheim, California, of Mexican descent. She began singing at the age of three, performing at age five, and recording at the age of ten. At Canyon High School, she played the role of Maria in ''West Side Story''. After graduating, Espinosa worked at local theme parks such as Disneyland and Universal Studios. She was also part of the successful performing group The Young Americans, which is based in Southern California and performs in front of audiences worldwide. Career ''Wic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Star-Ledger
''The Star-Ledger'' was the largest circulation newspaper in New Jersey. It is based in Newark, New Jersey. The newspaper ceased print publication on February 2, 2025, but continues to publish a digital edition. In 2007, ''The Star-Ledger''s daily circulation was reportedly more than the next two largest New Jersey newspapers combined, and its Sunday circulation was larger than the next three papers combined. It suffered great declines in print circulation in recent years, to 180,000 daily in 2013, then to 114,000 "individually paid print circulation," which is the number of copies being bought by subscription or at newsstands, in 2015. In July 2013, the paper announced that it would sell its headquarters building in Newark. In the same year, Advance Publications announced it was exploring cost-saving changes among its New Jersey properties, but was not considering mergers or changes in publication frequency at any of the newspapers, nor the elimination of home delivery. On Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
