Upper St. Clair High School
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Upper St. Clair High School (USCHS) is a public high school in Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania
, USA, serving students in grades 9
–12
. The school is part of the Upper St. Clair School District. USCHS is one of three secondary school
s in Pennsylvania to be recognized as a Blue Ribbon School
three times (in 1984, 1989, and 2000).
Concurrently, a new high school building was constructed at the northwest corner of the intersection of McLaughlin Run and Washington Roads, where formerly the Clifton School had been located. The Class of 1962 graduated from this new building, although they had not attended classes there. With the completion of a new high school building, Ft. Couch School reverted to its earlier status as a junior high school, then a middle school.
During Dr. William Pope's tenure as district superintendent, Upper St. Clair High School was substantially remodeled in 2000. The renovations included replacements of much of the school's aging building; the mechanical systems; and allowed for many technological advancements such as widespread Internet access. The renovations improved the facilities, allowing for a professional-sized theater, two full-sized gymnasiums, a weight room, and a racquetball court. Academic facilities were also improved with a 12500 square feet (1,161.3 m²) library at the center of the academic wing. The library was dedicated to Dr. Pope in 2003 upon his retirement.
In the late 18th century, Higbee School, a one room log cabin, was the first known school in the area and was located on the northeast border of present Upper St. Clair. This was the first school west of the Alleghenies.
(four years), mathematics
(three years), science
(three years), social studies
(three years), and courses in the art
s and/or humanities
(two years).
USCHS students may choose to enroll in Advanced Placement (AP) courses to experience college-level academics and potentially earn college credit for passing AP exams. A 2009 report found that 32.9% of 12th graders enrolled in at least one Advanced Placement (AP) course, with 83.9% of those students passing at least one AP exam.
The school also offers an International Baccalaureate (IB) program. A 2009 report found that 21.7% of 12th graders had taken and passed at least one IB test. Among participants in the IB program, 84.6% passed at least one IB test. Of the entire 12th grade class surveyed, 3.3% earned an IB diploma.
In the Class of 2006, 96.8% of USCHS's graduating seniors took the SAT
, and the mean scores were 561 out of 800 for the verbal component and 581 out of 800 for the mathematics component. Forty-four percent of graduating seniors took the ACT, and the mean composite score was 24.9 out of 36. Two students were National Merit Scholarship Program
semi-finalists and finalists, and 12 students were commended.
A survey of seniors in the Class of 2005 found that 98% planned to attend a college or university following graduation.
's District 7, commonly referred to as the WPIAL
. WPIAL-affiliated sports at USCHS include baseball, basketball, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, lacrosse, rifle, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, and wrestling. Non-WPIAL sports include crew, fencing, cheerleading, inline hockey, ice hockey, dance team, hip-hop dance team, and Ultimate. Club teams are usually called the Upper St. Clair Panthers, with the mascot being the black panther
.
Athletic facilities at USCHS include two gyms, an indoor swimming pool, a football stadium, and a track.
The 1989 football team won the WPIAL Quad A Championship and the PA Quad A State Championship, finished with a 15–0 record and No. 4 final ranking in the USA Today Super 25 national rankings.
The 2006 football team won the WPIAL QUAD A Championship and the PA Quad A State Championship, finishing with an undefeated 16 - 0 record, and were ranked in the top-ten nationally, in several polls.
Upper St. Clair High School maintains a heated rivalry with Mount Lebanon High School, right down the street.
or history
.
Choral courses include Men's Ensemble, Women's choir, Clarion Choir and Pantheon Choir, and can be elective or selective. Extra-curricular vocal ensembles may include Chanteclairs, Show or Jazz Choir, Triple Trio and Barbershop groups, depending on student interest. Instrumental courses offerings include string and full orchestra
, concert band
, and jazz band
.
The two most popular student activities sponsored by USCHS are the marching band
and the spring musical. The Panther Marching Band holds a two week training program during the summer to help students prepare for football half-time performances and festivals. In addition, it rehearses after school during the first nine weeks of the school year. The band makes at least one trip each spring to perform at a major festival.
Each March, USCHS students perform a Broadway musical
. The musical is a community event, involving 30–40 student managers, 250 students in cast and supporting crew roles, an adult staff of 40 musical specialists, and a group of 100 adult volunteers called Theatre Angels. Students participate in a wide variety of capacities, including directing, acting, dancing, costume design, set construction, lighting, publicity, and playing in the pit orchestra.
. It usually produces four issues annually as well as a senior magazine issue. The paper is made during both journalism classes and by student volunteers. The paper writes on both world and campus news, detailing many events from sports to school policy changes. The paper is funded by community advertisers as well as student fund-raising.
The Montage is the school's literary arts magazine
produced by the student body. The Montage produces one issue per year, selling copies to the student body in May. The magazine publishes original poems, short stories, personal essays, artwork, photography, and musical compositions written by the students. A staff of 15–20 people compiles the submissions into the magazine. As with the St. Clarion, the Montage is funded by both community advertisers and student fund-raising.
The Upper St. Clair Theater, renovated in 1999, hosts a fall play
and spring musical
every year, with students filling most of the cast and crew roles. It is managed by Aramark
.
team competes in the National Forensics League, National Catholic Forensics League (NCFL), and the Pennsylvania High School Speech League
(PHSSL). USCHS sent 15 members to the NCFL nationals in Chicago, Illinois during the 2006 season. In addition, USCHS qualified six members to the PHSSL state championship. The school has produced four state champions since 2005.
Also, the school participates in Hometown High-Q, a jeopardy-style quiz bowl game hosted by Pittsburgh's KDKA
television station. The team won third place throughout Pittsburgh's eighty-six teams in 2007. Also, the Academic WorldQuest team came third out of fifty-three teams in spring 2009, after having won the previous two years.
three times; the others being Fort Couch Middle School, which is also located in the Upper St. Clair School District, and neighboring Mt. Lebanon High School (Upper St. Clair's biggest rival). In 2000, the United States Department of Education
recognized USCHS as one of 27 New American High Schools
. In 2008, Upper St. Clair High School ranked 916 in Newsweek
' s list of the 1,300 Top High Schools. USCHS ranked in the "silver medal" category in U.S. News & World Report
' s Best High Schools 2009 listing.
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, USA, serving students in grades 9
Ninth grade
Ninth grade is the ninth post-kindergarten year of school education in some school systems. The students are 13 to 15 years of age, depending on when their birthday occurs. Depending on the school district, ninth grade is usually the first year of high school....
–12
Twelfth grade
Twelfth grade or Senior year, or Grade Twelve, are the North American names for the final year of secondary school. In most countries students then graduate at age 17 or 18. In some countries, there is a thirteenth grade, while other countries do not have a 12th grade/year at all...
. The school is part of the Upper St. Clair School District. USCHS is one of three secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
s in Pennsylvania to be recognized as a Blue Ribbon School
Blue Ribbon Schools Program
The Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States government program created in 1981 to honor schools which have achieved high levels of performance or significant improvements with emphasis on schools serving disadvantaged students. The program centers around a self-assessment conducted by the...
three times (in 1984, 1989, and 2000).
History
Upper St. Clair High School was established in 1957, with the creation of a tenth grade class. Prior to 1957, Upper St. Clair students completing the ninth grade at Ft. Couch School were then enrolled as transfer students at neighboring high schools, primarily Mt. Lebanon, with Upper St. Clair Township paying their tuition as out-of-jurisdiction students. When Mt. Lebanon High School, due to crowded conditions, decided to no longer accept Upper St. Clair students, the Upper St. Clair School Board voted to create a high school. Dr. Carl Streams was recruited from Mt. Lebanon to become the new Supervising Principal, and he in turn recruited a high school faculty. One grade was added to Ft. Couch School each year from 1957 through September, 1959, when the first high school senior class was enrolled. The inaugural class graduated in June, 1960, and numbered 74 students, with most continuing on to college. The Class of 1960 created many of the traditions and artifacts for the high school, including the school colors, alma mater, mascot, yearbook, and school newspaper.Concurrently, a new high school building was constructed at the northwest corner of the intersection of McLaughlin Run and Washington Roads, where formerly the Clifton School had been located. The Class of 1962 graduated from this new building, although they had not attended classes there. With the completion of a new high school building, Ft. Couch School reverted to its earlier status as a junior high school, then a middle school.
During Dr. William Pope's tenure as district superintendent, Upper St. Clair High School was substantially remodeled in 2000. The renovations included replacements of much of the school's aging building; the mechanical systems; and allowed for many technological advancements such as widespread Internet access. The renovations improved the facilities, allowing for a professional-sized theater, two full-sized gymnasiums, a weight room, and a racquetball court. Academic facilities were also improved with a 12500 square feet (1,161.3 m²) library at the center of the academic wing. The library was dedicated to Dr. Pope in 2003 upon his retirement.
In the late 18th century, Higbee School, a one room log cabin, was the first known school in the area and was located on the northeast border of present Upper St. Clair. This was the first school west of the Alleghenies.
Academics
A typical school day at Upper St. Clair High School runs from 7:30 a.m. to 2:20 p.m., and is divided into 16 25-minute modules, or "mods," plus a 10-minute "homeroom" period at the start of the day. Generally, two mods corresponds to one "credit." Most courses are worth two credits and meet for ten mods a week.The school requires students to complete 45 credits to graduate. Of these, 28 credits must be in academic courses, including EnglishEnglish studies
English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...
(four years), mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
(three years), science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
(three years), social studies
Social studies
Social studies is the "integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence," as defined by the American National Council for the Social Studies...
(three years), and courses in the art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
s and/or humanities
Humanities
The humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences....
(two years).
USCHS students may choose to enroll in Advanced Placement (AP) courses to experience college-level academics and potentially earn college credit for passing AP exams. A 2009 report found that 32.9% of 12th graders enrolled in at least one Advanced Placement (AP) course, with 83.9% of those students passing at least one AP exam.
The school also offers an International Baccalaureate (IB) program. A 2009 report found that 21.7% of 12th graders had taken and passed at least one IB test. Among participants in the IB program, 84.6% passed at least one IB test. Of the entire 12th grade class surveyed, 3.3% earned an IB diploma.
In the Class of 2006, 96.8% of USCHS's graduating seniors took the SAT
SAT
The SAT Reasoning Test is a standardized test for college admissions in the United States. The SAT is owned, published, and developed by the College Board, a nonprofit organization in the United States. It was formerly developed, published, and scored by the Educational Testing Service which still...
, and the mean scores were 561 out of 800 for the verbal component and 581 out of 800 for the mathematics component. Forty-four percent of graduating seniors took the ACT, and the mean composite score was 24.9 out of 36. Two students were National Merit Scholarship Program
National Merit Scholarship Program
The National Merit Scholarship Program is a United States academic scholarship competition for recognition and college scholarships administered by National Merit Scholarship Corporation , a privately funded, not-for-profit organization. The program began in 1955...
semi-finalists and finalists, and 12 students were commended.
A survey of seniors in the Class of 2005 found that 98% planned to attend a college or university following graduation.
Athletics
Upper St. Clair High School competes in the PIAAPennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association
The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc. is one of the governing bodies of high school and junior high school sports for the state of Pennsylvania, United States....
's District 7, commonly referred to as the WPIAL
Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League
The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League is an interscholastic athletic association in Western Pennsylvania. It is District 7 of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. The league is colloquially known as "WIP-ee-al"...
. WPIAL-affiliated sports at USCHS include baseball, basketball, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, lacrosse, rifle, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, and wrestling. Non-WPIAL sports include crew, fencing, cheerleading, inline hockey, ice hockey, dance team, hip-hop dance team, and Ultimate. Club teams are usually called the Upper St. Clair Panthers, with the mascot being the black panther
Black panther
A black panther is typically a melanistic color variant of any of several species of larger cat. Wild black panthers in Latin America are black jaguars , in Asia and Africa they are black leopards , and in North America they may be black jaguars or possibly black cougars A black panther is...
.
Athletic facilities at USCHS include two gyms, an indoor swimming pool, a football stadium, and a track.
The 1989 football team won the WPIAL Quad A Championship and the PA Quad A State Championship, finished with a 15–0 record and No. 4 final ranking in the USA Today Super 25 national rankings.
The 2006 football team won the WPIAL QUAD A Championship and the PA Quad A State Championship, finishing with an undefeated 16 - 0 record, and were ranked in the top-ten nationally, in several polls.
Upper St. Clair High School maintains a heated rivalry with Mount Lebanon High School, right down the street.
PIAA Team Championships
| Gender | Sport | Year(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls | Basketball | 1999 | |||
| Boys | Football | 1989, 2006 | |||
| Coed | Rifle | 1970 | |||
| Boys | Soccer | 2003, 2004 | |||
| Girls | Tennis | 2000, 2001, 2003 | |||
| Boys | Tennis | 2008 | |||
| Boys | Ice Hockey | 2011 | Source: | ||
WPIAL Team Championships
| Gender | Sport | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Boys | Baseball | 1992 |
| Boys | Basketball | 1996, 2005 |
| Girls | Basketball | 1974, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2003, 2008 |
| Boys | Cross Country | 1967 |
| Boys | Football | 1974, 1975, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1997, 2006 |
| Boys | Golf | 1963, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011 |
| Girls | Golf | 1974, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Coed | Rifle | 1970 |
| Boys | Soccer | 1972, 1980, 1988, 2000, 2004, 2011 |
| Girls | Soccer | 1987, 1989, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2011 |
| Girls | Softball | 1973 |
| Boys | Swimming | 1973, 2011 |
| Boys | Tennis | 1971, 1975, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Girls | Tennis | 1980, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 |
| Boys | Track | 1969, 1993 |
| Source: | ||
Music
The USCHS music program has three components: (1) choral courses, (2) instrumental courses, and (3) extra-curricular activities. The focus of courses is on performance rather than music theoryMusic theory
Music theory is the study of how music works. It examines the language and notation of music. It seeks to identify patterns and structures in composers' techniques across or within genres, styles, or historical periods...
or history
Music history
Music history, sometimes called historical musicology, is the highly diverse subfield of the broader discipline of musicology that studies the composition, performance, reception, and criticism of music over time...
.
Choral courses include Men's Ensemble, Women's choir, Clarion Choir and Pantheon Choir, and can be elective or selective. Extra-curricular vocal ensembles may include Chanteclairs, Show or Jazz Choir, Triple Trio and Barbershop groups, depending on student interest. Instrumental courses offerings include string and full orchestra
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
, concert band
Concert band
A concert band, also called wind band, symphonic band, symphonic winds, wind orchestra, wind symphony, wind ensemble, or symphonic wind ensemble, is a performing ensemble consisting of several members of the woodwind instrument family, brass instrument family, and percussion instrument family.A...
, and jazz band
Jazz band
A jazz band is a musical ensemble that plays jazz music. Jazz bands usually consist of a rhythm section and a horn section, in the early days often trumpet, trombone, and clarinet with rhythm section of piano, banjo, bass or tuba, and drums.-Eras:SwingDuring the swing era in the mid-twentieth...
.
The two most popular student activities sponsored by USCHS are the marching band
Marching band
Marching band is a physical activity in which a group of instrumental musicians generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments...
and the spring musical. The Panther Marching Band holds a two week training program during the summer to help students prepare for football half-time performances and festivals. In addition, it rehearses after school during the first nine weeks of the school year. The band makes at least one trip each spring to perform at a major festival.
Each March, USCHS students perform a Broadway musical
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
. The musical is a community event, involving 30–40 student managers, 250 students in cast and supporting crew roles, an adult staff of 40 musical specialists, and a group of 100 adult volunteers called Theatre Angels. Students participate in a wide variety of capacities, including directing, acting, dancing, costume design, set construction, lighting, publicity, and playing in the pit orchestra.
Arts
The St. Clarion is the school's student newspaperStudent newspaper
A student newspaper is a newspaper run by students of a university, high school, middle school, or other school. These papers traditionally cover local and, primarily, school or university news....
. It usually produces four issues annually as well as a senior magazine issue. The paper is made during both journalism classes and by student volunteers. The paper writes on both world and campus news, detailing many events from sports to school policy changes. The paper is funded by community advertisers as well as student fund-raising.
The Montage is the school's literary arts magazine
Literary magazine
A literary magazine is a periodical devoted to literature in a broad sense. Literary magazines usually publish short stories, poetry and essays along with literary criticism, book reviews, biographical profiles of authors, interviews and letters...
produced by the student body. The Montage produces one issue per year, selling copies to the student body in May. The magazine publishes original poems, short stories, personal essays, artwork, photography, and musical compositions written by the students. A staff of 15–20 people compiles the submissions into the magazine. As with the St. Clarion, the Montage is funded by both community advertisers and student fund-raising.
The Upper St. Clair Theater, renovated in 1999, hosts a fall play
Play (theatre)
A play is a form of literature written by a playwright, usually consisting of scripted dialogue between characters, intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. There are rare dramatists, notably George Bernard Shaw, who have had little preference whether their plays were performed...
and spring musical
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
every year, with students filling most of the cast and crew roles. It is managed by Aramark
Aramark
Aramark Corporation, known commonly as Aramark, is an American foodservice, facilities, and clothing provider supplying businesses, educational institutions, sports facilities, federal and state prisons, and health care institutions. It is headquartered at the Aramark Tower in Center City,...
.
Academic teams
The USCHS forensicsPublic speaking
Public speaking is the process of speaking to a group of people in a structured, deliberate manner intended to inform, influence, or entertain the listeners...
team competes in the National Forensics League, National Catholic Forensics League (NCFL), and the Pennsylvania High School Speech League
Pennsylvania High School Speech League
The Pennsylvania High School Speech League is a high school forensics league. The PHSSL state championship takes place yearly in March at Susquehanna University...
(PHSSL). USCHS sent 15 members to the NCFL nationals in Chicago, Illinois during the 2006 season. In addition, USCHS qualified six members to the PHSSL state championship. The school has produced four state champions since 2005.
Also, the school participates in Hometown High-Q, a jeopardy-style quiz bowl game hosted by Pittsburgh's KDKA
KDKA-TV
KDKA-TV, channel 2, is an owned and operated television station of the CBS Television Network, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. KDKA-TV broadcasts from a transmitter located in the Perry North neighborhood of Pittsburgh, and its studios are located in downtown Pittsburgh at Gateway Center....
television station. The team won third place throughout Pittsburgh's eighty-six teams in 2007. Also, the Academic WorldQuest team came third out of fifty-three teams in spring 2009, after having won the previous two years.
Awards and rankings
Upper St. Clair High School is one of three secondary schools in Pennsylvania to have won the Blue Ribbon AwardBlue Ribbon Schools Program
The Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States government program created in 1981 to honor schools which have achieved high levels of performance or significant improvements with emphasis on schools serving disadvantaged students. The program centers around a self-assessment conducted by the...
three times; the others being Fort Couch Middle School, which is also located in the Upper St. Clair School District, and neighboring Mt. Lebanon High School (Upper St. Clair's biggest rival). In 2000, the United States Department of Education
United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education, also referred to as ED or the ED for Education Department, is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government...
recognized USCHS as one of 27 New American High Schools
New American High Schools
The New American High Schools initiative, started in 1996 under the direction of the United States Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley, is a national recognition program for United States secondary schools.-Description:...
. In 2008, Upper St. Clair High School ranked 916 in Newsweek
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...
International Baccalaureate controversy
An academic controversy during the 2005–2006 school year was the elimination of the International Baccalaureate (IB) program. Members of the new school board elected in 2005 criticized the program as being too costly, a needless duplication of Advanced Placement. In February 2006 the new school board voted 5–4 to phase out the IB program over two years, allowing only current 11th and 12th grade students to complete requirements. In March 2006, the ACLU filed a lawsuit and an out-of-court settlement was reached in May 2006 with two main stipulations. First, the program was reinstated for a minimum of two years. Second, a nine-month study to determine the value of the IB program was conducted as part of the settlement agreement. The study resulted in a recommendation to retain the IB curriculum.Notable alumni
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and Los Angeles Rams - Craig DunawayCraig DunawayCraig Carter Dunaway is a former professional American football tight end who was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League and the Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League. He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers during the 1983 NFL season after being drafted...
– Former football tight endTight endThe tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be...
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-winning stand-up comedian, writer, and producer - Kim DirectorKim Director-Biography:Director was born in Florida, graduated from Upper St. Clair High School, in Upper St. Clair Township, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, in 1993 and attended Carnegie Mellon University where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting...
– Actress - Kirk FerentzKirk FerentzKirk James Ferentz is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at the University of Iowa, a position he has held since 1999. From 1990 to 1992, Ferentz was the head football coach at the University of Maine. He has also served as an assistant coach...
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– ComedianComedianA comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy... - Sean LeeSean LeeSean Patrick Lee is an American football linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Penn State.-Early life:...
– LinebackerLinebackerA linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
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– Running backRunning backA running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...
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and New England PatriotsNew England PatriotsThe New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National... - Ryan MaloneRyan MaloneRyan Malone is an American professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning in the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
– Professional hockey player for the Tampa Bay LightningTampa Bay LightningThe Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the...
, silver medalist with the 2010 United States Olympic Hockey Team (Malone did not graduate from USC) - Laura Saltman – Access Hollywood correspondentCorrespondentA correspondent or on-the-scene reporter is a journalist or commentator, or more general speaking, an agent who contributes reports to a newspaper, or radio or television news, or another type of company, from a remote, often distant, location. A foreign correspondent is stationed in a foreign...
. Accesshollywood.com dish of salt - Kevin OrieKevin OrieKevin Leonard Orie is a former Major League Baseball third baseman. He is an alumnus of Indiana University, where he was a standout for the Hoosiers baseball team.-Chicago Cubs:...
– Third basemanThird basemanA third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run...
for the Chicago CubsChicago CubsThe Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National... - Dylan ReeseDylan ReeseDylan Paul Reese is an ice hockey defenseman currently playing in the New York Islanders organization.-Playing career:Reese was drafted 209th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. He played collegiate hockey with Harvard of the ECAC where he won two conference championships...
– Professional hockey player for the New York IslandersNew York IslandersThe New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
. Captain of Harvard CrimsonHarvard CrimsonThe Harvard Crimson are the athletic teams of Harvard University. The school's teams compete in NCAA Division I. As of 2006, there were 41 Division I intercollegiate varsity sports teams for women and men at Harvard, more than at any other NCAA Division I college in the country...
hockey team, seventh-round draft pick by New York RangersNew York RangersThe New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the... - Kevin SloweyKevin SloweyKevin Michael Slowey is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Minnesota Twins. Slowey was selected by the Twins with the 73rd pick in the 2nd round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft.-College:...
– Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
player, second-round selection by the Minnesota TwinsMinnesota TwinsThe Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
in the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft - Brian ShinBrian ShinBrian Shin , is the founder and CEO of Visible Measures Corp. Shin has co-founded four companies and was an early member of two other startups, Allaire Corp. and Medsite, Inc. Two of the companies he helped found, Creative Aspects and The Cambridge Intelligence Agency, were acquired for positive...
– CEO, Visible Measures Corp. - Chuck Greenberg – Former CEO of the Texas RangersTexas Rangers (baseball)The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...
- Caroline Fogarty – Actor
- Doug WhaleyDoug WhaleyDoug Whaley is the Assistant General Manager and the Director of Player Personnel for the Buffalo Bills.-Pittsburgh Steelers:Whaley worked for the Steelers as a Pro Personnel Coordinator. He worked there for 10 years before accepting the Buffalo Bills job. Whaley worked directly under Kevin Colbert...
– Assistant General Manager and Director of Pro Personnel for the Buffalo BillsBuffalo BillsThe Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
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