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Firestone High School
Firestone Community Learning Center (Firestone CLC), previously known as Harvey S. Firestone High School, is a public high school located on the northwest side of Akron, Ohio. It is one of seven high schools in the Akron Public Schools. The high school currently offers programs such as the Akron School for the Arts, International Baccalaureate Program, Project Lead The Way, Advanced Placement classes, and Firestone Theatre. Opened in 1963, Firestone is named after the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, Harvey S. Firestone. Firestone has been named as one of the top 1,000 public high schools in the United States for its AP and IB programs by Newsweek in 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2007. Firestone opened a new building for the 2016–17 school year. State championships * Boys Swimming - 1966,1969,1982,1983, 1986 State of Ohio chess champions National championships *Boys Swimming - 1999 (public), 2000, 2002 Notable alumni * Joseph Arthur, singer-songwriter-artist * D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akron, Ohio
Akron () is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Ohio, fifth-most populous city in Ohio, with a population of 190,469 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Akron metropolitan area, covering Summit and Portage County, Ohio, Portage counties, had a population of 702,219. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau in Northeast Ohio about south of downtown Cleveland. First settled in 1810, the city was founded by Simon Perkins and Paul Williams in 1825 along the Cuyahoga River, Little Cuyahoga River at the summit of the developing Ohio and Erie Canal. The name is derived from the Greek language, Greek word (), signifying a summit or high point. It was briefly renamed South Akron after Eliakim Crosby founded nearby North Akron in 1833, until both merged into an incorporated village in 1836. In the 1910s, Akron doubled in population, making it the nation's fastest-growing city. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Carney
Patrick James Carney (born April 15, 1980) is an American musician and producer best known as the drummer of the Black Keys, a blues rock band from Akron, Ohio. Early life Carney stated in an interview with '' Modern Drummer'' that he never took drum lessons as a child, but learned by mimicking friends who also were drummers, using a $150 drumset that he bought with money earned from a job as a teenager. Carney grew up in Akron, Ohio. Career In 2001, Carney and Auerbach, lead singer and guitarist, formed the Black Keys, releasing their debut album '' The Big Come Up'' less than a year later. This was followed by '' Thickfreakness'' in 2003 and '' Rubber Factory'' in 2004. The band's fourth album '' Magic Potion'' was released in 2006. '' Attack & Release'', their critically acclaimed fifth album was released in 2008, with a follow-up in 2010 titled '' Brothers''. The band released the albums '' El Camino'' in 2011, '' Turn Blue'' in 2014, '' Let's Rock'' in 2019, '' Delta Kre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pretenders
The Pretenders are a British rock band formed in March 1978. The original band consisted of founder and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), James Honeyman-Scott (lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards), Pete Farndon (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Martin Chambers (drums, backing vocals, percussion). Following the deaths of Honeyman-Scott in 1982 and Farndon in 1983, the band experienced numerous personnel changes; American-born Hynde has been the band's only continuous member. The band's hit songs include "Kid (Pretenders song), Kid" (1979), "Brass in Pocket" (1979), "Talk of the Town (Pretenders song), Talk of the Town" (1980), "Message of Love" (1981), "My City Was Gone" (1982), "Back on the Chain Gang" (1982), "Middle of the Road (song), Middle of the Road" (1983), "2000 Miles" (1983), "Don't Get Me Wrong" (1986), "My Baby (Pretenders song), My Baby" (1986) and "I'll Stand by You" (1994). The Pretenders were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrissie Hynde
Christine Ellen Hynde (born September 7, 1951) is an American-British musician. She is a founding member of the rock band the Pretenders and is the band's lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter; she and drummer Martin Chambers are the band's two remaining original members. Hynde is the only continuous member of the Pretenders, having appeared on every studio album released by the band. Hynde formed the Pretenders in Hereford, England, in 1978, with Pete Farndon, James Honeyman-Scott and Chambers. She has also recorded a number of songs with other musicians, including Frank Sinatra, Cher and UB40. Hynde recorded her first solo album, ''Stockholm'', in 2014. Hynde was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005 as a member of the Pretenders. Early life Hynde was born in Akron, Ohio, United States, the daughter of a part-time secretary and a Yellow Pages manager, and grew up in nearby Cuyahoga Falls. She graduated from Firestone High School in Akron but stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Howard (American Actress, Born 1975)
Lisa Howard is an American actress and singer. Howard is most known for playing Siobhan in '' The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2'' and Rona Lisa Peretti in ''The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee''. ''Spelling Bee'' went on to win many awards, including the Drama Desk Award for Best Ensemble. She created the character of Jenny in the new Broadway musical ''It Shoulda Been You'', receiving a nomination for the 2015 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical. Early life Howard was raised in Akron, Ohio, and graduated from Firestone High School. She played softball, soccer, volleyball, and a little basketball in her youth. She went on to graduate from University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music with a BFA in musical theatre. TV and film In 2009, she appeared in the TV series ''Ugly Betty'' in the episode '' Plus None'' as Dominatrix. In 2012, she was cast as Siobhan, a member of an Irish coven, in '' The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houseguest (band)
Houseguest was a five-piece American rock band from Akron, Ohio, who recorded for Audio Eagle Records before disbanding in 2009. The band was described by San Francisco-based literary magazine McSweeney's McSweeney's Publishing is an American nonprofit publishing house founded by Dave Eggers in 1998 and headquartered in San Francisco. The executive director is Amanda Uhle. McSweeney's first publication was the literary journal'' Timothy McSw ... in 2005 as "the best pop band in America." Albums ''House Fall Down'' (Top Hat, 2001) #Tonight, I Have Too Many Plans #Waterworks #Up Nights (at Ghost Sites) #The Captain's Things #My Little Dinosaur #Permanent Federal Eyeball #Came Up Way Too Quick #Today It's One Year Ago #Dead of the Desert''Talking Time'' (Top Hat, 2004) # Where We Left Off # ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Gangloff
Mark Daniel Gangloff (born June 8, 1982) is an American former competition swimmer for Auburn University, and was an Olympic gold medalist as a breaststroker in the 4x100 medley relay in both the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Olympics. He is a former world and American record holder, and has coached swimming as an Assistant at Auburn, in age group competition for SwimMAC Carolina, and in the collegiate ranks for the University of Missouri Tigers and the University of North Carolina Tarheels. Early life and swimming Gangloff was born in Buffalo, New York, on June 8, 1982, to parents Ken and Jennifer Gangloff. He attended Akron's Harvey Firestone High School where he swam for Head Coach Tim Lewarchick and Assistant Coach Cindy Dial, graduating in 2000. As a Senior at Firestone, he set an Ohio State meet record time of 1:47.63, while winning the 200-yard individual medley. During his High School career, he was a multi-year All American and won four individual Division I Ohio Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angie Everhart
Angela Kay Everhart (born September 7, 1969) is an American actress and former model who appeared in several ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issues in the 1990s and posed nude for ''Playboy'' in 2000. Early life Everhart was born on September 7, 1969, in Akron, Ohio, the daughter of homemaker Ginnie and engineer Bob Everhart. Career As a teenage girl, Everhart became a cover model for such fashion magazines as ''Elle'' and '' Glamour''. Following a horseback riding accident in which she broke her back at the age of 19, Everhart eventually recovered through physical therapy. She appeared in several issues of the annual ''Sports Illustrated'' swimsuit edition, starting in 1995. Everhart posed nude for a cover-featured pictorial in the February 2000 issue of ''Playboy''. She was ranked #98 on the FHM 100 Sexiest Women of 2003. Everhart made her film debut in 1993 with the Arnold Schwarzenegger action-comedy ''Last Action Hero''. She later appeared in ''Jade'' (1995), '' Tales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Easton
Timothy E. Easton (born April 25, 1966) is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter playing rock and roll, folk and Americana music. His latest release, ''You Don't Really Know Me'' was released on August 27, 2021. Biography Easton was raised in Akron, Ohio, forming the band Kosher Spears while at college. He traveled abroad for a time, busking in London, Paris, Spain, Italy, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, and Ireland.Johnson, ZaTim Easton profile at Allmusic.com retrieved July 10, 2011 The Haynes Boys On his return to the US in the mid-1990s, Easton joined the Haynes Boys with Freddie Free (guitar), Jovan Karcic (drums), and Aaron Rice (bass). In 1996, they released their only album ''Haynes Boys'' (often referred to as ''Guardian Angel'' because of the cover illustration). On June 23, 2015, Re-Vinyl Records reissued the album on vinyl with the originally intended cover art and updated liner notes. The band kicked off a series of shows on June 25, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio, cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Dambrot
Keith Brett Dambrot (born October 26, 1958) is an American former college basketball coach who was most recently the men's basketball head coach of Duquesne University. In his final year, he led them to their first tournament appearance since 1977, and first tournament win since 1969. During his high school head coaching career, he coached future NBA star LeBron James for two years. During 13 seasons of head coaching at the University of Akron, he had a regular game season 305–139 record and was the winningest coach in the program's history. He is a three-time Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year. In 2010, he was elected into the Summit County Sports Hall of Fame, and in 2013 he won the Red Auerbach Coach of the Year Award as the country's top Jewish college basketball coach. Early life Dambrot was born in Akron, Ohio, and is Jewish. Dambrot's mother, Faye, was a psychology professor at the University of Akron while he was growing up. His father Sid Dambrot played on Duqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam on May 12, 1970, over the bids of Moscow and Los Angeles. It is the only Summer Olympic Games to be held in Canada. Toronto hosted the 1976 Summer Paralympics the same year as the Montreal Olympics, also the only Summer Paralympics to be held in Canada. Calgary and Vancouver later hosted the Winter Olympic Games in 1988 and 2010, respectively. This was the first of two consecutive Olympic games held in North America, followed by the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. Twenty-nine countries, mostly African, boycotted the Montreal Games when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) refused to ban New Zealand, after the New Zealand national rugby union team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Boggs
Phillip ("Phil") George Boggs (December 29, 1949 – July 4, 1990) was a diver and Olympic gold medalist from the United States; he won the 3 m springboard event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Boggs was born in Akron, Ohio, and graduated from Firestone High School in 1967. He graduated from Florida State University in 1971 and served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force for five years, leaving as a captain in 1976. He was an instructor at the U.S. Air Force Academy and graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979.New York Times' - obituary - Phil Boggs - 1990-07-06 - Phil Boggs - accessed 2012-04-06 Boggs was inducted in the . Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
