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Methuen High School
Methuen High School is a public secondary school located in the city of Methuen, Massachusetts, United States. Methuen High serves grades nine through twelve for about 1,900 students. It is one of five public schools in Methuen and it is the only high school in the district. Environment Methuen High School first opened in 1975. The school was originally designed with the open classroom theory. Since then, a $100 million renovation has been conducted and all classrooms now have walls. Also due in part to the renovation, students now receive iPads which they keep for the entire year. This is known as the 1:1 iPad program. The renovation also includes an expansion, which includes a brand new cafeteria, auditorium, fine arts area, lobby, and media center. Demographics According to the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education, the school has 1,898 current enrollments. By gender, 999 are male, 896 are female, and 3 are non-binary. By race, 6.3% are African American, 50.2% are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Methuen, Massachusetts
Methuen () is a 23-square-mile (60 km2) city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 53,059 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Methuen lies along the northwestern edge of Essex County, just east of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Middlesex County and just south of Rockingham County, New Hampshire. The city is bordered by Haverhill, Massachusetts, Haverhill to the northeast, North Andover, Massachusetts, North Andover to the southeast, Lawrence, Massachusetts, Lawrence and Andover, Massachusetts, Andover to the south, Dracut, Massachusetts, Dracut (Middlesex County) to the west, Pelham, New Hampshire (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, Hillsborough County) to the northwest, and Salem, New Hampshire (Rockingham County, New Hampshire, Rockingham County) to the north. Methuen is located southwest from Newburyport, north-northwest of Boston and south-southeast of Manchester, New Hampshire. The city is a part of the Merrimack Valley and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Bedrosian
Stephen Wayne Bedrosian (born December 6, 1957), nicknamed "Bedrock", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the Atlanta Braves. He also played for the Philadelphia Phillies, where he won the 1987 National League Cy Young Award, and the Minnesota Twins, where he won the 1991 World Series. He is the father of Cam Bedrosian who played in MLB from 2014 to 2021. Biography At the University of New Haven, Bedrosian put up a career record of 13–3 and 3 saves. He helped the Chargers to a third-place finish in the 1978 Division II College World Series. He was then drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1978 MLB draft. In 1985, his only full season as a starter, Bedrosian went 7–15 and set a Major League record for most starts in a single season without a complete game (37). Bedrosian was traded by the Braves to the Phillies in the off-season and was converted to a reliever before the 1986 season. In h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Buben
Mark Buben (March 23, 1957September 6, 2022) was a former American football defensive end, who played American football at the collegiate level for Tufts University. During his professional career he played for the New England Patriots in 1979 and 1981 and for the Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. The Browns compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The team is named after ... in 1982. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Buben, Mark 1957 births 2022 deaths American football defensive ends Tufts Jumbos football players New England Patriots players Cleveland Browns players Chicago Blitz players Arizona Wranglers players Arizona Outlaws players Denver Gold players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary McLain
Gary McLain is a former American collegiate basketball player at Villanova University. High school and college career McLain was a highly recruited point guard while at Methuen High School. His high school coach Bill Donlon was his legal guardian. He was recruited by several college programs and chose to attend Villanova and was a part of the Villanova Wildcats's 1981 heralded recruiting class that also featured Ed Pinckney and Dwayne McClain, which the three had collective nickname of "The Expansion Crew". His basketball career lasted from 1981 to 1985 and played point guard. McLain graduated with a degree in Communication Arts. McLain was starting point guard in the 1985 squad which defeated Georgetown University, 66–64 to win to the NCAA title over the heavily favored Hoyas. This game is widely considered as one of the greatest NCAA tournament upsets of all time. This game is featured in the book ''The Perfect Game'' by Frank Fitzpatrick. After Villanova McLain was selected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mixed Martial Artist
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting sport based on striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place throughout Japan and the countries of East Asia. At the same time, in Brazil there was a phenomenon called vale tudo, which became known for unrestricted fights between various styles such as judo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, catch wrestling, luta livre, Muay Thai and capoeira. An early high-profile mixed bout was Kimura vs Gracie in 1951. In mid-20th century Hong Kong, rooftop street fighting contests between different martial arts styles gave rise to Bruce Lee's hybrid martial arts style Jeet Kune Do. Another precursor to modern MMA was the 1976 Ali vs. Inoki exhibition bout, fought between boxer Muhammad Ali and wrestler Antonio Inoki in Japan, where it later inspired the foundation of Shooto in 1985, Pancrase in 1993, and the Pride Figh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calvin Kattar
Calvin Kattar ( ; born March 26, 1988) is an American professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist and owner of MMA promotion ''Combat Zone''. He currently competes in the Featherweight (MMA), Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2007, Kattar formerly competed for EliteXC. As of April 15, 2025, he is #15 in the List of current UFC fighters#Rankings, UFC featherweight rankings. Background The son of James and Sandra Kattar, Calvin was born and raised in Methuen, Massachusetts. He has Lebanese people, Lebanese ancestry. His family runs a golf course. He has two brothers and a sister. After initiating in the sport in ninth grade, Kattar was a standout Scholastic wrestling, wrestler at Methuen High School, being ranked as high as eighth in the state (160 pounds) and placing fifth at the Division I Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association, MIAA state championships as a Senior (education), senior in 2006. After Grad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Furey
Sean Furey (born August 31, 1982) is an American Olympic javelin thrower with a personal best of 83.08 meters (272 feet, 7 inches). He has placed in the top three at the U.S. National Championships six times, winning the javelin event in 2010, 2014 and 2015. He represented the United States in international competition between 2009 and 2016, including 2 Olympic (2012, 2016), 2 World Championship (2009, 2015) and 2 Pan American (2011, 2015) teams. In 2009, at the World Championships in Berlin, Germany, Sean qualified for the final with a season best throw and ultimately finished 12th. Early life Furey was born August 31, 1982, to Kathy Furey (who later became Kathy Stupak by marriage). He grew up in Methuen, Massachusetts, with his younger brother Ryan and began throwing the javelin while at Methuen High School. He won two state javelin championships and in 2000, won the National Scholastic Championship. During his senior season, Furey led his school to the Merrimack Valley C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Cosgrove
Ben Cosgrove (born 30 January 1988) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist from Methuen, Massachusetts, whose work explores the intersection of sound and place. Releases and recognition His 2011 album, ''Yankee Division,'' is based on landscapes around New England, taking its name from the Yankee Division Highway. In 2014, he released ''Field Studies'', an album exploring the wider American landscape, from the Sierra Nevada to the Everglades. In 2015, Cosgrove released a live album, ''Solo Piano'', which features recordings collected from performances in thirteen different states. His 2017 studio album, ''Salt'', is a concept record comparing landscapes of flux and ambiguity to personal tumult and emotional unrest. Later releases include ''The Trouble With Wilderness'' (2021) and ''Bearings'' (2023). In addition to his solo work, he often tours and records with other artists, including The Ghost of Paul Revere and Darlingside. Cosgrove's landscape compositions are di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connecticut Whale (PHF)
The Connecticut Whale were a professional ice hockey team based in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF). They played in Simsbury, Connecticut at the International Skating Center of Connecticut. The team was established in 2015 as one of the four charter franchises of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL), which became the PHF in 2021. Their name and colors paid homage to the Hartford Whalers, a former NHL and WHA franchise based in Connecticut. The team folded along with the PHF in 2023 as part of the creation of a new, unified women's league, the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). History For their first season, the Whale played home games in Stamford, Connecticut at Chelsea Piers. Chris Ardito was hired as the first general manager in franchise history, while Jake Mastel and Lisa Giovanelli coached the team. The team is the second professional hockey team to bear the Connecticut Whale name, following the American Hockey League team previously and currently known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Two opposing teams use ice hockey sticks to control, advance, and Shot (ice hockey), shoot a vulcanized rubber hockey puck into the other team's net. Each Goal (ice hockey), goal is worth one point. The team with the highest score after an hour of playing time is declared the winner; ties are broken in Overtime (ice hockey), overtime or a Shootout (ice hockey), shootout. In a formal game, each team has six Ice skating, skaters on the ice at a time, barring any penalties, including a goaltender. It is a contact sport#Grades, full contact game and one of the more physically demanding team sports. The modern sport of ice hockey was developed in Canada, most notably in Montreal, where the first indoor ice hockey game, first indoor game was play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Conway
Amanda Conway is an American ice hockey forward, who played with the Connecticut Whale in the now defunct Premier Hockey Federation (PHF). Career Across 111 games with Norwich University, she would score 188 points, the leading NCAA Division III scorer in her final year and third all-time in Division III scorers. In 2017, she had been named New England Hockey Conference Rookie of the Year, would be named NEHC Conference Player of the Year a record three times, and would lead the university to a national title in 2018. She was drafted 19th overall by the Connecticut Whale in the 2020 NWHL Draft, and would sign her first professional contract with the team ahead of the 2020–21 season. Personal life Conway has a degree in psychology. She attended Methuen High School Methuen High School is a public secondary school located in the city of Methuen, Massachusetts, United States. Methuen High serves grades nine through twelve for about 1,900 students. It is one of five pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susie Castillo
Susie Castillo (born October 27, 1979) is an American actress, TV host, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 2003. She competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss Universe pageants. She pursued a career in the media, making various television appearances and hosting shows such as MTV's ''Total Request Live'' as a VJ. She is known for portraying Principal Ramirez in the Nickelodeon live-action television series '' The Really Loud House'' (2022–present). Early years Castillo was born in Methuen, Massachusetts, to a Dominican father and a Puerto Rican mother who were divorced when she was a child. After her father abandoned the family, her mother moved to Lawrence, Massachusetts and worked several jobs to defray her family's living and educational expenses. She was greatly influenced by her Puerto Rican heritage, though she has stated she considers herself both Puerto Rican and Dominican. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
