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Piper High School (Florida)
Piper High School is a public high school located in Sunrise, Florida, one of the nation's fastest growing cities. The school is a part of the Broward County Public Schools district. The school serves over 2,500 students from grades 9 through 12. The mascot is the Bengals. It serves most of Sunrise, northwest sections of Lauderhill, a section of North Lauderdale, and a section of Tamarac. History Roma Adkins became the principal in 1994. The school is named after aviation pioneer William T. Piper who donated the land that the school is built upon. Demographics 2021-2022 * Total student enrollment: 2,229 * The ethnic makeup of the school: **Black: 73.8% **White: 21.4% **Hispanic: 16% **Multiracial: 2.2% ** Asian: 1.8% ** Native American or Native Alaskan: 0.6% **Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0.2% Notable alumni * Jessicka Addams, singer, artist * Ken Bishop, NFL defensive tackle * Bennie Blades, NFL defensive back * Brian Blades, NFL wide receiver * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunrise, Florida
Sunrise is a city in central-western Broward County, Florida, Broward County, Florida, United States, and is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area. The population was 97,335 at the time of the 2020 census. History Early history In 1960, Iowa-born developer Norman Johnson paid $9 million for 2,650 acres of land in southwestern Broward County. By 1961, this community of 1.75 square miles—which Johnson named Sunrise Golf Village—had fewer than 350 residents. It has been reported that the community was to be named Sunset Village—but this did not occur because of objections from residents who felt that "sunset" was too final. Originally called "Sunset," the name did not sit well with the retirees whom developers wanted to attract, so a change was made to "Sunrise." Mr. Johnson and fellow developer, F.E. Dykstra developed and built an "upside-down house" to lure prospective property buyers. The home was completely furnished, and the carport featured an upside-down a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Native Alaskan
Native may refer to: People * '' Jus sanguinis'', nationality by blood * '' Jus soli'', nationality by location of birth * Indigenous peoples, peoples with a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territory ** Native Americans (other) In arts and entertainment * Native (band), a French R&B band * Native (comics), a character in the X-Men comics universe * ''Native'' (album), a 2013 album by OneRepublic * ''Native'' (2016 film), a British science fiction film * ''The Native'', a Nigerian music magazine In science * Native (computing), software or data formats supported by a certain system * Native language, the language(s) a person has learned from birth * Native metal, any metal that is found in its metallic form, either pure or as an alloy, in nature * Native species, a species whose presence in a region is the result of only natural processes * List of Australian plants termed "native", whose common name is of the form "native . . . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Harden
Bobby Harden (born February 8, 1967) is an American former professional football player for the Miami Dolphins. He played defensive back for the University of Miami from 1985 to 1989 and won two National Championships. He was selected by the Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area. The Dolphins compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The team ... in the 12th round of the 1990 NFL draft and played four seasons for the Dolphins from 1990 to 1993. References Living people 1967 births American football defensive backs Miami Dolphins players Miami Hurricanes football players Players of American football from Pahokee, Florida Piper High School (Florida) alumni 20th-century American sportsmen {{Defensiveback-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco Grilla
Franco Grilla (born July 21, 1970) is an American former professional football placekicker who played three seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Albany Firebirds and Orlando Predators. He played college football at the University of Central Florida. He was also a member of the Birmingham Barracudas of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Early life Franco Grilla was born on July 21, 1970, in Miami, Florida. He attended Piper High School in Sunrise, Florida. College career Grilla was a four-year letterman for the UCF Knights from 1989 to 1992. He set the school record with 103 consecutive extra points made and is second in career field goals made with 47. He kicked a game-winning field goal as time expired on a frozen field in Youngstown, Ohio in 1990 that gave UCF a first-round win in the Division I-AA playoffs against the previously unbeaten Youngstown State Penguins. Grilla was inducted into the UCF Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005. He was also named to the ''Orlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Gottfried
Brian Edward Gottfried (born January 27, 1952) is an American retired tennis player who won 25 singles titles and 54 doubles titles during his professional career. He was the runner-up in singles at the 1977 French Open – Men's singles, 1977 French Open, won the 1975 and 1977 French Open Doubles as well as the 1976 Wimbledon Doubles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking on the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP tour on June 19, 1977, when he became world No. 3, and a career-high doubles ranking on December 12, 1976, when he became world No. 2. Tennis career Junior and college Gottfried was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and is Jewish. He began playing tennis at the age of 5, after receiving a racquet as a gift. In all, Gottfried won 14 national junior titles. As a teen Gottfried attended Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Piper High School (Florida), Piper High School in Sunrise, Florida. In 1970, as a freshman at Trinity University (Texas), Trinity Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Fuchs
Kenneth Daniel Fuchs (born July 1, 1956) is a Grammy Award-winning American composer. He currently serves as Professor of Music Composition at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut. Music Kenneth Fuchs is the first living American composer recorded by the Sinfonia of London and its conductor, John Wilson (conductor). In June 2024, Chandos Records released ''Light Year, Orchestral Works, Volume 2,'' which includes two works for full orchestra and two concerti, one for alto saxophone performed by Timothy McAllister and the other for bass trombone performed by James Buckle. In July 2023, Chandos Records released ''Cloud Slant, Orchestral Works, Volume 1,'' which includes two works for full orchestra, a composition for strings, and a concerto for C and alto flute, performed by Adam Walker (flautist). Fuchs recorded for Naxos five albums with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by JoAnn Falletta, the last of which won the 2018 Grammy Award in the category Best Clas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Franzese
Daniel Franzese (born May 9, 1978) is an American actor best known for his roles in the films ''Bully (2001 film), Bully'' and ''Mean Girls''. Franzese is the creator of several live comedy shows, including the 2011 rock opera ''Jersey Shoresical: A Frickin' Rock Opera!'' and his one-man stand-up performance ''I've Never Really Made the Kind of Money to Become a Mess'' in 2013. After coming out as gay in 2014, Franzese became more active in the fight for civil and human rights in the LGBTQ community; and through his portrayal of the HIV-positive character Eddie in the second season of the HBO series ''Looking (TV series), Looking'', and its subsequent series finale television film, ''Looking: The Movie'', he has become a well known AIDS activist in the United States. In 2020, Franzese began hosting a weekly comedy and faith podcast, ''Yass, Jesus!'' with former Trinity Broadcasting Network host Azariah Southworth. Early life Franzese was born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Connell
Albert Gene Anthony Connell (born May 13, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies. Connell played in the NFL for the Washington Redskins and the New Orleans Saints and with the CFL's Calgary Stampeders. College career He played college football at Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, Texas for two years, and was a member of the 1994 Junior College National Championship team. He was teammates with Al Harris of the Packers, Matt Bryant of the Buccaneers, coach Frank Induisi of St Thomas Aquinas High School, and coach Mark Sartain of East Texas Baptist University. He then went on to play two years at Texas A&M University. In the Aggies' game against Colorado on September 28, 1996, he had 18 receptions. Professional career Connell was selected in the fourth round of the 1997 NFL draft, the 115th overall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaliyah Butler
Aaliyah Butler ( ; born November 5, 2003) is an American sprinter. Early life Butler is from Fort Lauderdale in Broward County, Florida. She attended Piper High School and Miami Northwestern Senior High School. In 2019, she beat the Florida high school state record set in the 400 meters by Sanya Richards-Ross. She began to attend the University of Georgia in 2022. Career 2024 Butler finished fourth in the 400 meters at the NCAA Division 1 Indoor Championships in Boston, Massachusetts in March 2024. She ran a personal best 49.79 seconds for the 400 meters at the SEC Championships in Gainesville, Florida in May 2024. In June 2024, she finished second at the United States Olympic trials 400 m race in Eugene, Oregon, running 49.71 seconds. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 400 metres in August 2024, reaching the semi-final. She also competed in the women's 4 × 400m relay at the Games, and won the gold medal as part of the American relay team. 2025 She signed an N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Blades
Brian Keith Blades (born July 24, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). Early life Blades graduated from Piper High School in Sunrise, Florida in 1983. He attended the University of Miami. College career He finished his college career with 80 catches for 1,493 yards and 15 touchdowns. Professional career After graduating, he was chosen in the second round (49th overall) of the 1988 NFL draft by the Seattle Seahawks. Blades spent his entire 11-year career with the Seahawks, playing for the team from 1988-1998. He signed a one-year contract with the Seahawks prior to the 1999 season, but was cut on June 5, 1999. In 1989 Blades won the Marcus Nalley MVP award. Also that year (1989) he was voted into the pro bowl after having 1,063 receiving yards and five touchdowns. NFL career statistics Regular season Manslaughter conviction and acquittal Blades was charged w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennie Blades
Horatio Benedict Blades Sr. (born September 3, 1966) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). A three-time All-Pro, Blades was named to both the Detroit Lions 75th Anniversary Team and the Detroit Lions All-Time Team. He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes. College career Blades played a big part in the University of Miami's winning the 1987 NCAA National Championship. He also won the Jim Thorpe Award in that year and, in 2006, was named to the College Football Hall of Fame for his play with the Miami Hurricanes. He shares the University of Miami single season interception record with fellow Miami Hurricane Sean Taylor. During his play at the University of Miami, he and the defensive secondary were nicknamed "Bennie and the Jets," a reference to the song by Elton John, for their speed, power, ability, and stand-out defensive play. Blades also was known for taunting and intimidating opposing players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Bishop
Ken Bishop (born September 8, 1990) is an American former professional football defensive tackle who played for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL) and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was selected by the Cowboys in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL draft. He played college football at Northern Illinois. Early life Bishop attended Piper High School. As a senior, he earned second-team All-state honors. He received invitations to the North-South All-Star Game and the Dade-Broward All-Star Game in 2009. He enrolled at Ellsworth Community College, where as a freshman he tallied 64 tackles (third on the team), 2 sacks and a fumble recovery. The next year, he registered 67 tackles (second on the team), 2 sacks and a pass defensed in 9 games played. In 2012, he transferred to Northern Illinois University. As a junior, he posted 55 tackles (eighth on the team) and 2 sacks (sixth on the team), while starting 9 out of 14 games, inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
