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Olympic Community Of Schools
Olympic High School is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is a high school in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) system. Olympic opened in the fall of 1966, in what was then the rural outskirts of Charlotte. It joined the Coalition of Essential Schools in 2005, and was split into five smaller, theme-based schools.Olympic celebrates its community Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Olympic was consolidated back into one comprehensive high school the 2018–2019 school year.Helms, Ann. (2018, 8 February) ''The Charlotte Observer''. History Beginning Olympic High School opened its doors to students in ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Public School (government Funded)
A state school, public school, or government school is a primary school, primary or secondary school that educates all students without charge. They are funded in whole or in part by taxation and operated by the government of the state. State-funded schools are global with each country showcasing distinct structures and curricula. Government-funded education spans from primary to secondary levels, covering ages 4 to 18. Alternatives to this system include homeschooling, Private school, private schools, Charter school, charter schools, and other educational options. By region and 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 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Suburb
A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated than the city and can have a higher or lower rate of detached single family homes than the city as well. Suburbs can have their own political or legal jurisdictions, especially in the United States, but this is not always the case, especially in the United Kingdom, where most suburbs are located within the administrative boundaries of cities. In most English-speaking world, English-speaking countries, suburban areas are defined in contrast to core city, central city or inner city areas, but in Australian English and South African English, ''suburb'' has become largely synonymous with what is called a "neighborhood" in the U.S. Due in part to historical trends such as white flight, some suburbs in the United States have a higher population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Manager (baseball)
In baseball, the field manager (commonly referred to as the manager) is the equivalent of a head coach who is responsible for overseeing and making final decisions on all aspects of on-field team strategy, lineup selection, training and instruction. Managers are typically assisted by a staff of assistant coaches whose responsibilities are specialized. Field managers are typically not involved in off-field personnel decisions or long-term club planning, responsibilities that are instead held by a team's general manager. Duties The manager chooses the batting order and starting pitcher before each game, and makes substitutions throughout the game – among the most significant being those decisions regarding when to bring in a relief pitcher. How much control a manager takes in a game's strategy varies from manager to manager and from game to game. Some managers control pitch selection, defensive positioning, decisions to bunt, steal, pitch out, etc., while others d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier professional baseball league in the world. Each team plays 162 games per season, with Opening Day traditionally held during the first week of April. Six teams in each league then advance to a four-round Major League Baseball postseason, postseason tournament in October, culminating in the World Series, a best-of-seven championship series between the two league champions first played in 1903. MLB is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. Formed in 1876 and 1901, respectively, the NL and AL cemented their cooperation with the National Agreement in 1903, making MLB the oldest major professional sports league in the world. They remained le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mike Shildt
Michael Timothy Shildt (born August 9, 1968) is an American professional baseball manager and coach who is the manager of the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously managed and coached for the St. Louis Cardinals. After serving as a scout and manager for the Cardinals in Minor League Baseball, Shildt served as the first-base coach for the Cardinals in 2017 and was named the club's manager in 2018 after the dismissal of Mike Matheny. The 2019 Cardinals advanced to the National League (NL) Championship Series and Shildt was named NL Manager of the Year. The 2020 and 2021 seasons ended in losses at the NL Wild Card Game. The Cardinals fired Shildt after the 2021 season. He coached the Padres in 2022 and 2023 and was named the manager of the Padres on November 21, 2023. Early career Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Shildt played high school baseball at Olympic High School and college baseball for University of North Carolina (UNC) Asheville Bulld ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Trinidad And Tobago Women's National Football Team
The Trinidad and Tobago women's national football team is commonly known in their country as the Women Soca Warriors. They are one of the top women's national football teams in the Caribbean region along with Jamaica and Haiti. Trinidad & Tobago women's national football team is currently coached by Trinbagonian Kenwayne Jones, who was appointed, initially as an interim, on 18 October 2021. Team image Home stadium The national team plays their home games generally in one of three stadium in the country. Games of significant importance are usually played at the Hasely Crawford Stadium. However, many World Cup qualification matches have been played at the Queen's Park Oval, a multipurpose, but primarily cricket, stadium. Low profile games, such as international friendlies against other islands in the Caribbean, are played at the Marvin Lee Stadium. Results and fixtures The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tori Paul
Tori Nicole Paul (born 22 August 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and a forward for the Trinidad and Tobago women's national team. Born in the United States, she represents Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, smaller i ... internationally. International career Paul played for Trinidad and Tobago at senior level in the 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification. She has also made appearances for the u20 Trinidad and Tobago Women's team in the 2020 and 2022 CONCACAF Women's Championship World Cup Qualifiers. References External links * * 2002 births Living people Women's association football forwards Women's association football fullbacks Trinidad and Tobago women's footballers 21st-century Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Chris Marcus
Christopher Lee Marcus (December 11, 1979 – April 23, 2020) was an American basketball player, best known for his collegiate career at Western Kentucky University between 1999–2000 and 2002–03. Early life Marcus was born in Chicago, Illinois but raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. He grew extremely quickly; by sixth grade he was , in seventh he was , and in eighth grade Marcus stood tall. By the time he was soundly into his high school career, Marcus was a certified seven-footer. However, he did not begin playing basketball until the school's new head coach, David Davis, convinced him to play for the team. After former Clemson coach Dennis Felton became head coach at Western Kentucky, he recruited Marcus to play for him. Career As a true freshman in 1998–99 at Western Kentucky University, Marcus did not play basketball in order to focus on his grades. When Marcus started playing for the team, he averaged 11.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game en route to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kenney Funderburk
Kenneth Funderburk Jr. (born April 13, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal. He played college basketball for the Columbus State Cougars from 2013 to 2015. College career As a senior at Columbus State in 2014-15 Funderburk averaged 19.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 33.4 minutes in 30 appearances. Professional career In the season 2017/18 he played for Korihait in Finland. On October 6, 2018, he made his debut for Feni Industries scoring 15 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assist in a 68-86 away win against Pelister. On April 2, 2019, he signed with Macedonian basketball club Blokotehna. On June 30, 2019, he signed with Slovak basketball club Inter Bratislava where the season was canceled early in March 2020 because of the outbreak of COVID pandemic. In 2020-2021 season Kenney played in Hungary for PVSK Panthers based in Pécs. The team took 11th place in the league. Most recently, during season 2021-2022, Kenney was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Allerik Freeman
Allerik Juwan Freeman (born October 30, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Jiangxi Ganchi of the National Basketball League (China), National Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Baylor Bears basketball, Baylor Bears and NC State Wolfpack men's basketball, NC State Wolfpack. Early life and high school Freeman was born in Norfolk, Virginia and grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina and attended Olympic Community of Schools, The Renaissance School of Arts and Technology at Olympic. As a junior, Freeman averaged 17.6 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. He transferred to Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nevada before his senior year. Considered to be a top prospect by most recruiting services, Freeman initially committed to play college basketball at UCLA Bruins men's basketball, UCLA before ultimately de-committed after the team fired head coach Ben Howland. He ultimately decided to play for Baylor Bears basketball, Baylor. College career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Thabiti Davis
Thabiti Naeem Davis (born March 24, 1975) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League and Arena Football League. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 1999. He played with the New York Giants (2000–01) and saw action in Super Bowl XXXV. He played college football at Wake Forest. Davis also played for the Orlando Predators, Detroit Fury, New Orleans VooDoo, Columbus Destroyers The Columbus Destroyers were an Arena Football League (AFL) team based in Columbus, Ohio, with home games in Nationwide Arena. The team was founded in as the Buffalo Destroyers, based in Buffalo, New York, and relocated to Columbus in . They fo ..., Las Vegas Gladiators He spent four seasons (2010-2013) as an Assistant Coach and Offensive Coordinator with Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools at E.E. Waddell High School and William A. Hough High School in Cornelius, NC, respectively. Under his leadership, the Huskies increased in both state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Track And Field
Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events. Track and field is categorized under the umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running and racewalking. Though the sense of "athletics" as a broader sport is not used in American English, outside of the United States the term ''athletics'' can either be used to mean just its track and field component or the entirety of the sport (adding road racing and cross country) based on context. The foot racing events, which include sprint (running), sprints, middle-distance running, middle- and long-distance running, long-distance events, racewalking, and hurdling, are won by the athlete who completes it in the least time. The jumpin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
