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Lee's Summit High School
Lee's Summit High School is a high school in Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States. It is located near downtown Lee's Summit on Blue Parkway, next to the intersection of U.S. Route 50 in Missouri, U.S. Route 50 and Missouri Route 291, Route 291. It is one of three high schools in the Lee's Summit R-VII School District. History The original building, built in 1953 using military surplus paint, has been added onto throughout the years. The first addition in 1963 was built to house freshmen and sophomores. Later, a Field-house and Performing Arts center were added (1963 and 1979 respectively). A corridor connecting the cafeteria and the "B Building" was then added (this glass hallway is referred to as "the Breezeway"). A major addition, including a lecture hall was completed during the 2000-01 school year. Recently, a weight room was added during the 2009-2010 school year. Academics Lee's Summit is an A+ designated high school. LSHS has received prestigious honors, including t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Lee's Summit R-VII School District
The Lee's Summit R-7 School District is a school district located in Missouri and in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The district is mostly in Jackson County, Missouri, Jackson County. There, it has large segments of Lee's Summit, Missouri, Lee's Summit and Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City, as well as the entirety of Lake Lotawana, Missouri, Lake Lotawana and Unity Village, Missouri, Unity Village, the majorities of Greenwood, Missouri, Greenwood and Tarsney Lakes, Missouri, Tarsney Lakes, as well as small portions of Blue Springs, Missouri, Blue Springs and Pleasant Hill, Missouri, Pleasant Hill. Text list/ref> A portion of the district is in Cass County, Missouri, Cass County; there, it includes a large segment of Lake Winnebago, Missouri, Lake Winnebago, a piece of that county's part of Greenwood, and a small piece of Lee's Summit. The district serves an area of approximately and has an enrollment of close to 18,000. Schools There are 29 schools in the district, inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Forrest Griffith
Forrest Martin Griffith (February 15, 1928 – December 12, 2007) was an American professional football halfback who played two seasons with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Giants in the fifth round of the 1950 NFL draft after playing college football at the University of Kansas. Early life and college Forrest Martin Griffith was born on February 15, 1928, in Lee's Summit, Missouri. He attended Lee's Summit High School in Lee's Summit, Missouri. Griffith was a four-year letterman for the Kansas Jayhawks of the University of Kansas from 1946 to 1949. He was named first-team All-Big Six Conference by United Press International in 1947. He earned Associated Press second-team All- Big Seven Conference and UPI first-team All-Big Seven honors in 1948. Professional career Griffith was selected by the New York Giants in the fifth round, with the 59th overall pick, of the 1950 NFL draft. He signed with the team on June 12. He began the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Educational Institutions Established In 1953
Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education also follows a structured approach but occurs outside the formal schooling system, while informal education involves unstructured learning through daily experiences. Formal and non-formal education are categorized into levels, including early childhood education, primary education, secondary education, and tertiary education. Other classifications focus on teaching methods, such as teacher-centered and student-centered education, and on subjects, such as science education, language education, and physical education. Additionally, the term "education" can denote the mental states and qualities of educated individuals and the academic field studying educational phenomena. The precise definition of education is disputed, and there are disagreements ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Matt Tegenkamp
Matthew "Teg" Tegenkamp (born January 19, 1982) is a retired professional runner from Lee's Summit, Missouri who specialized in various long-distance events. Tegenkamp represented the United States at two Summer Olympics, in 2008 and 2012. He trained with other members of the KIMbia Athletics group and was sponsored by Nike during his professional career. Tegenkamp set an American record in the outdoor two mile ">Rs/sup> and also achieved other performances that were near record breaking during his career. Running career High school After being part of the state championship team as a sophomore, Matt showed steady improvement throughout his early career. As a senior he set a Missouri state cross country course record (15:26.7) on the Oak Hills course. He gained national recognition his senior year at Lee's Summit High School when he placed second in the Midwest Regional for cross country and fifth at the Footlocker National Cross Country Championships. During his senior trac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Newspapers
A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports, art, and science. They often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, Obituary, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of Subscription business model, subscription revenue, Newsagent's shop, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often Metonymy, metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published Printing, in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also Electronic publishing, published on webs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Kansas City Times
The ''Kansas City Times'' was a morning newspaper in Kansas City, Missouri, published from 1867 to 1990. The morning ''Kansas City Times'', under ownership of the afternoon '' Kansas City Star'', won two Pulitzer Prizes and was bigger than its parent when it was renamed ''Kansas City Star''. History John C. Moore and John Newman Edwards founded the ''Kansas City Times'' in 1867 to support the Democratic Party's anti-Reconstruction policies. Edwards had been adjutant of Confederate general Joseph O. Shelby's division during the American Civil War. Moore was a colonel under Shelby, and before that chief of staff to General John S. Marmaduke, judge adjutant general, and second in the Marmaduke-Walker duel. In 1871, the ''Kansas City Times'' proclaimed itself, "the voice of the southern Democracy, and the latter-day champion of the unrepentant Confederacy". William Rockhill Nelson bought the ''Times'' on October 19, 1901, mainly because he wanted its Associated Press wire. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bruce Polen
Bruce Polen (born October 22, 1951) is an American former college football coach who was the tenth head football coach at Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas, serving for two seasons, from 1982 until 1983, compiling a record of 13–6. He played college football for the William Penn Statesmen. He was selected by the Oakland Raiders Polen in the 14th round of the 1973 NFL draft. Playing career Polen was born in Dennison, Ohio, but later moved to Lee's Summit, Missouri. He played football at and graduated from Lee's Summit High School in 1969. He was not heavily recruited out of high school and attended William Penn College in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Polen was a four-year starter at defensive back on the football under head coach Ron Randleman, and also played baseball and ran track. He was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team defensive back on the 1972 Little All-America college football team. The Oakland Raiders selected Polen i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious and significant awards in the music industry in the United States, and thus the show is frequently called "music's biggest night". The trophy depicts a gilded gramophone, and the original idea was to call them the "Gramophone Awards". The Grammys are the first of the Big Three networks' major music awards held annually, and are considered one of the four major annual American entertainment awards with the Academy Awards (for films), the Emmy Awards (for television), and the Tony Awards (for theater). The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honor the musical accomplishments of performers for the year 1958. After the 2011 ceremony, the Recording Academy overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012. The 67th Ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pat Metheny
Patrick Bruce Metheny ( ; born August 12, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist and composer. He was the leader of the Pat Metheny Group (1977–2010) and continues to work in various small-combo, duet, and solo settings, as well as other side projects. His style incorporates elements of progressive and contemporary jazz, latin jazz, and jazz fusion. He has three gold albums and 20 Grammy Awards, and is the only person to have won Grammys in 10 categories. Biography Early years and education Metheny was born in Lee's Summit, Missouri, Lee's Summit, Missouri. His father Dave played trumpet, his mother Lois sang, and his maternal grandfather Delmar was a professional trumpeter. Metheny's first instrument was the trumpet, which he was taught by his brother, Mike Metheny, Mike. Pat's brother, father, and grandfather played trios together at home. His parents were fans of Glenn Miller and swing music. They took Pat to concerts to hear Clark Terry and Doc Severinsen, but they had little ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mike Metheny
Mike Metheny ( ; born August 28, 1949) is an American jazz musician and music journalist. He is the older brother of the jazz guitarist Pat Metheny. Mike Metheny studied music education at the University of Missouri School of Music and Northeast Missouri State University, then played trumpet in the U.S. Army Field Band, Washington D.C. (1971–74). Following his time in the Army, he became an adjunct lecturer and assistant to the head of the trumpet department at the Berklee College of Music (1976–83). From 1978 to 1989 Metheny led his own Boston-based quartet, and in 1988 he was named “Outstanding Brass Player” at the annual Boston Music Awards. Career Metheny has released twelve full-length albums, the first in 1982. He produced two records with major labels, in 1986 and 1987, to mixed reviews. Since 2000, his albums have been produced by his own record label, 3 Valve Music. Metheny has pursued a career in music journalism since the early 1990s. He was editor for Kan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Drew Lock
Paul Andrew Lock (born November 10, 1996) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Missouri Tigers football, Missouri Tigers and was selected by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2019 NFL draft. He has also played for the New York Giants. Early life Lock attended Lee's Summit High School in Lee's Summit, Missouri. As a junior, he passed for 3,060 yards and 35 touchdowns. As a senior in 2014, he was the ''Kansas City Star's'' All-Metro Player of the Year after passing for 2,731 yards and 28 touchdowns. Lock was rated by Rivals.com, Rivals as a four-star recruit and was ranked as the sixth-best pro-style quarterback in the 2015 class. He committed to the University of Missouri to play college football. He was considered a two-star basketball prospect as a shooting guard, but he retired from basketball after high school. College career Lock b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Audrey Lindvall
Audrey Kathryn Lindvall (August 11, 1982 – August 2, 2006) was an American model. She was the sister of supermodel Angela Lindvall, and the former face of Coach and Ann Taylor. Biography Born in Lee's Summit, Missouri, to Randall, a pharmacist, and Laura Rasdall, she graduated from Lee's Summit High School in June 2001. Growing up with four sisters and one brother, it was her sister, Michelle, who wanted to be a model. Michelle and her other sister Angela, went to local Kansas City fashion shows. It was Angela however that was noticed by Kim Hoffman of Hoffman International. After Angela signed with IMG she made it to the top of the fashion world, landing on the cover of ''Vogue''. It was not long before Audrey was noticed by agents and photographers when she visited her sister in New York. Audrey soon signed with Ivan Bart with IMG. Audrey desired to do something ecological, such as designing earth-friendly houses. She used to play with crayfish as a child and loved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
