Springbrook High School
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Springbrook High School is a public high school
. It is located in Silver Spring
, an unincorporated community in Montgomery County
, Maryland
, between the Colesville
and White Oak communities.
Springbrook is a member of Montgomery County's Northeast Consortium
, a program composed of Springbrook, James Hubert Blake
and Paint Branch High School
s that allows students from Ashton, Burnt Mills, Burtonsville
, Calverton
, Cloverly, Colesville
, Fairland
, Spencerville, Southern Olney, Hillandale
, and White Oak
to choose between the three schools.
Founded in 1960, and named after the upper Northwest Branch spring-fed tributary that runs next to its property, Springbrook High School has traditionally been viewed as a strong alternative to the expensive land values associated with Upcounty schools. Springbrook was renovated in the early 1990s and reopened in 1994. Today, the school holds 1,736 students.
magazine's annual high school rankings have consistently recognized Springbrook as one of the nation's best. In Newsweek's 2008 rankings, Springbrook placed 304 out of the top 1,300 public high schools in the United States. Newsweek's list of top public schools were selected from over 27,000 public high schools nationwide. Only seven of the 23 public high schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, were rated ahead of Springbrook in the 2008 rankings. Springbrook draws its students from Montgomery County's Northeast Consortium, a population that is also served by two other public high schools, Blake
and Paint Branch
, which Newsweek ranked 338 and 418 respectively.
(AP) program. Students may start taking AP courses as early as their Freshman year with AP U.S. History. Springbrook is one of the 25 Maryland high schools that sends the most students to the University of Maryland's Clark School of Engineering, the only NEC high school included in that list.http://www.eng.umd.edu/prospective/top25-2010
Another Springbrook signature program is the Academy of Information Technology (AOIT). AOIT is a four year program which is offered to students interested in computer programming, web development, the aesthetics of designing for the web, basic engineering, microcomputer technologies and LAN Management. Upon successful completion of the instructional phase, juniors (over the summer) and seniors (during the school year) may be placed in paid internships with employers such as the FDA, NOAA, NASA, USDA, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman, etc. This provides the students with real-world opportunities to showcase their talents. The Cisco Networking Academy presents basic networking education to equip students with knowledge and skills that can be applied toward entry-level careers in IT networking and CCENT or CCNA certification. The school has 16 computer labs with 900 computers, translating into a computer for every 2.3 students. Springbrook's computer science program is among the oldest in the state and includes courses in Java
and XNA
, digital art
, LAN management
, computer maintenance
, and web design
.
Springbrook also houses the Justice, Law and Society Academy for the Northeast Consortium. The program is designed for students interested in exploring careers in law, law enforcement and government.
Springbrook has a diverse arts program. It was awarded Grammy Signature School status in 2008, recognizing Springbrook as one of the top high school music programs in the nation. The music program has won a number of Superior ratings as well as first place awards in local, national and international music festivals across the nation as well as in Canada. Springbrook's performing ensembles include Symphonic Band (open to all students), Jazz Band (advanced level honors), Symphonic Band (open to all students, but honors level for 11th and 12th graders) Marching Band, Pep Band, as well as audition only chamber music ensembles (Strings, Woodwind, Brass-Wind, Percussion and a Jazz Combo). Springbrook's annual Summer Instrumental Music and Jazz Camp, open to middle and high school students from through-out Montgomery County has been a tradition since 2002.http://colesville.patch.com/articles/springbrook-hosts-10th-annual-music-and-jazz-camp Art classes offered at Springbrook include Foundations of Art, Photography, Ceramics, Studio, 3D Art, TV Production, IB and AP Art and Digital Art.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6uB4q0xWw0
Against this backdrop of great social and cultural diversity, Springbook's IB, AP, and Honors programs have consistently produced outstanding scholars. Members of Springbrook's graduating classes of 2004-06 have gone on to attend the world's leading universities, including American
, Amherst
, Brown
, Boston College
, Carnegie Mellon
, Columbia
, Cornell
, Dartmouth
, Davidson
, Duke
, Georgetown
, George Washington
, Hampton
, Johns Hopkins
, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
, Morehouse
, New York University
, Northwestern
, Oxford, Princeton
, Rutgers
, Stanford
, Yale
, and the Universities of Massachusetts, Chicago
, Delaware
, Illinois
, Maryland
, Michigan
, North Carolina
, Pennsylvania
, Toronto
, Virginia
, and Wisconsin–Madison
. See complete college destinations of Springbrook classes of 2007, 2006, 2005, and 2004.
The Washington Post publishes a Challenge Index
based on statistical analysis of academic rigor and achievement among high schools in the Washington DC metropolitan area (covering school districts in Maryland, Northern Virginia, and the District of Columbia). In the December 2006 Challenge Index, Springbrook ranked 7 out of 23 high schools in Montgomery County, and 26 among 185 high schools in the metro area; and placed well ahead of its traditional peer schools (and athletic rivals), Blair (a science magnet school, ranked 33 in the metro area), Paint Branch (62), and Blake (94).
Springbrook High School's varsity boys' basketball team won their third consecutive 4A state championship on March 13, 2010, a feat that had never before been achieved on the 4A level(the highest) and only once on any other level.
Springbrook offers a broad range of sports for all students:
Fall Sports
Winter Sports
Spring Sports
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
. It is located in Silver Spring
Silver Spring, Maryland
Silver Spring is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It had a population of 71,452 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth most populous place in Maryland, after Baltimore, Columbia, and Germantown.The urbanized, oldest, and...
, an unincorporated community in Montgomery County
Montgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland, situated just to the north of Washington, D.C., and southwest of the city of Baltimore. It is one of the most affluent counties in the United States, and has the highest percentage of residents over 25 years of age who hold post-graduate...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, between the Colesville
Colesville, Maryland
Colesville is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland in the USA.-Geography:As an unincorporated area, Colesville's boundaries are not officially defined. Also, many residents consider the town to be one of the many neighborhoods of Silver Spring, Maryland...
and White Oak communities.
Springbrook is a member of Montgomery County's Northeast Consortium
Northeast Consortium
The Northeast Consortium is a group of high schools in northeast Montgomery County, Maryland, composed of James Hubert Blake High School, Paint Branch High School and Springbrook High School...
, a program composed of Springbrook, James Hubert Blake
James Hubert Blake High School
James Hubert Blake High School is a secondary school located in Silver Spring, an unincorporated section of Montgomery County, Maryland, United States....
and Paint Branch High School
Paint Branch High School
Paint Branch High School is a high school located in Burtonsville, an unincorporated section of Montgomery County, Maryland.It is named after the Paint Branch creek. The school was founded in 1969 and is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools System. The school lies on Old Columbia Pike,...
s that allows students from Ashton, Burnt Mills, Burtonsville
Burtonsville, Maryland
Burtonsville is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.-History:In colonial times, the area was referred to as the Patuxent Hundred and later the Eastern Branch Hundred, a community comprising about 100 inhabitants...
, Calverton
Calverton, Maryland
Calverton is an unincorporated area and Census-designated place located on the boundary between Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, Maryland.-Geography:As an unincorporated area, Calverton's boundaries are not officially defined...
, Cloverly, Colesville
Colesville, Maryland
Colesville is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland in the USA.-Geography:As an unincorporated area, Colesville's boundaries are not officially defined. Also, many residents consider the town to be one of the many neighborhoods of Silver Spring, Maryland...
, Fairland
Fairland, Maryland
Fairland is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.-Geography:As an unincorporated area, Fairland's boundaries are not officially defined...
, Spencerville, Southern Olney, Hillandale
Hillandale, Maryland
Hillandale is an unincorporated area located on the boundary between Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, Maryland.-Geography:As an unincorporated area, Hillandale's boundaries are not officially defined...
, and White Oak
White Oak, Maryland
White Oak is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.-Geography:As an unincorporated area, White Oak's boundaries are not officially defined...
to choose between the three schools.
Founded in 1960, and named after the upper Northwest Branch spring-fed tributary that runs next to its property, Springbrook High School has traditionally been viewed as a strong alternative to the expensive land values associated with Upcounty schools. Springbrook was renovated in the early 1990s and reopened in 1994. Today, the school holds 1,736 students.
A Nationally Ranked Public High School
NewsweekNewsweek
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magazine's annual high school rankings have consistently recognized Springbrook as one of the nation's best. In Newsweek's 2008 rankings, Springbrook placed 304 out of the top 1,300 public high schools in the United States. Newsweek's list of top public schools were selected from over 27,000 public high schools nationwide. Only seven of the 23 public high schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, were rated ahead of Springbrook in the 2008 rankings. Springbrook draws its students from Montgomery County's Northeast Consortium, a population that is also served by two other public high schools, Blake
James Hubert Blake High School
James Hubert Blake High School is a secondary school located in Silver Spring, an unincorporated section of Montgomery County, Maryland, United States....
and Paint Branch
Paint Branch High School
Paint Branch High School is a high school located in Burtonsville, an unincorporated section of Montgomery County, Maryland.It is named after the Paint Branch creek. The school was founded in 1969 and is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools System. The school lies on Old Columbia Pike,...
, which Newsweek ranked 338 and 418 respectively.
Academic programs
The rigorous International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum is a signature program offering at Springbrook. It includes the Middle Years Program, featuring a Personal Project, for 9th and 10th graders, and the IB Diploma Program for 11th and 12th graders. In addition, Springbrook offers a comprehensive Advanced PlacementAdvanced Placement Program
The Advanced Placement program is a curriculum in the United States and Canada sponsored by the College Board which offers standardized courses to high school students that are generally recognized to be equivalent to undergraduate courses in college...
(AP) program. Students may start taking AP courses as early as their Freshman year with AP U.S. History. Springbrook is one of the 25 Maryland high schools that sends the most students to the University of Maryland's Clark School of Engineering, the only NEC high school included in that list.http://www.eng.umd.edu/prospective/top25-2010
Another Springbrook signature program is the Academy of Information Technology (AOIT). AOIT is a four year program which is offered to students interested in computer programming, web development, the aesthetics of designing for the web, basic engineering, microcomputer technologies and LAN Management. Upon successful completion of the instructional phase, juniors (over the summer) and seniors (during the school year) may be placed in paid internships with employers such as the FDA, NOAA, NASA, USDA, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman, etc. This provides the students with real-world opportunities to showcase their talents. The Cisco Networking Academy presents basic networking education to equip students with knowledge and skills that can be applied toward entry-level careers in IT networking and CCENT or CCNA certification. The school has 16 computer labs with 900 computers, translating into a computer for every 2.3 students. Springbrook's computer science program is among the oldest in the state and includes courses in Java
Java (programming language)
Java is a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform. The language derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities...
and XNA
Microsoft XNA
Microsoft XNA is a set of tools with a managed runtime environment provided by Microsoft that facilitates video game development and management. XNA attempts to free game developers from writing "repetitive boilerplate code" and to bring different aspects of game production into a single system...
, digital art
Digital art
Digital art is a general term for a range of artistic works and practices that use digital technology as an essential part of the creative and/or presentation process...
, LAN management
Local area network
A local area network is a computer network that interconnects computers in a limited area such as a home, school, computer laboratory, or office building...
, computer maintenance
Computer maintenance
-Computer cleaning:Computer cleaning is the practice of physically cleaning the interior, and exterior, of a computer including the removal of dust and debris from cooling fans, power supplies, and hardware components.-Backup:...
, and web design
Web design
Web design is the process of planning and creating a website. Text, images, digital media and interactive elements are used by web designers to produce the page seen on the web browser...
.
Springbrook also houses the Justice, Law and Society Academy for the Northeast Consortium. The program is designed for students interested in exploring careers in law, law enforcement and government.
Springbrook has a diverse arts program. It was awarded Grammy Signature School status in 2008, recognizing Springbrook as one of the top high school music programs in the nation. The music program has won a number of Superior ratings as well as first place awards in local, national and international music festivals across the nation as well as in Canada. Springbrook's performing ensembles include Symphonic Band (open to all students), Jazz Band (advanced level honors), Symphonic Band (open to all students, but honors level for 11th and 12th graders) Marching Band, Pep Band, as well as audition only chamber music ensembles (Strings, Woodwind, Brass-Wind, Percussion and a Jazz Combo). Springbrook's annual Summer Instrumental Music and Jazz Camp, open to middle and high school students from through-out Montgomery County has been a tradition since 2002.http://colesville.patch.com/articles/springbrook-hosts-10th-annual-music-and-jazz-camp Art classes offered at Springbrook include Foundations of Art, Photography, Ceramics, Studio, 3D Art, TV Production, IB and AP Art and Digital Art.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6uB4q0xWw0
Diversity and Scholarship
Springbrook prides itself both in its diversity and in high academic achievement. Springbrook's students are drawn from an extremely broad range of racial, ethnic, and economic backgrounds. With roots in 84 nations, Springbrook students enjoy engaging with and learning about different cultures on a daily basis.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZkwNmk-7g4 Springbook's tremendous diversity is reflected in the school's Hall of Nations and celebrated in an annual Heritage Show which showcases a wide array of student talent including dance ensembles from several cultures.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIT9Q_eq1Is&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gewP1F7dGhg&feature=relatedAgainst this backdrop of great social and cultural diversity, Springbook's IB, AP, and Honors programs have consistently produced outstanding scholars. Members of Springbrook's graduating classes of 2004-06 have gone on to attend the world's leading universities, including American
American University
American University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...
, Amherst
Amherst College
Amherst College is a private liberal arts college located in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Amherst is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution and enrolled 1,744 students in the fall of 2009...
, Brown
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
, Boston College
Boston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
, Carnegie Mellon
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
, Columbia
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, Cornell
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
, Dartmouth
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
, Davidson
Davidson College
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, Duke
Duke University
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, Georgetown
Georgetown University
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, George Washington
George Washington University
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, Hampton
Hampton University
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, Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins University
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, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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, Morehouse
Morehouse College
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, New York University
New York University
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, Northwestern
Northwestern University
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, Oxford, Princeton
Princeton University
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, Rutgers
Rutgers University
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, Stanford
Stanford University
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, Yale
Yale University
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, and the Universities of Massachusetts, Chicago
University of Chicago
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, Delaware
University of Delaware
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, Illinois
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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, Maryland
University of Maryland, College Park
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, Michigan
University of Michigan
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, North Carolina
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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, Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
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, Toronto
University of Toronto
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, Virginia
University of Virginia
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, and Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
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. See complete college destinations of Springbrook classes of 2007, 2006, 2005, and 2004.
The Washington Post publishes a Challenge Index
Challenge Index
The Challenge Index is a method for the statistical ranking of top public high schools in the United States by Washington Post columnist Jay Mathews...
based on statistical analysis of academic rigor and achievement among high schools in the Washington DC metropolitan area (covering school districts in Maryland, Northern Virginia, and the District of Columbia). In the December 2006 Challenge Index, Springbrook ranked 7 out of 23 high schools in Montgomery County, and 26 among 185 high schools in the metro area; and placed well ahead of its traditional peer schools (and athletic rivals), Blair (a science magnet school, ranked 33 in the metro area), Paint Branch (62), and Blake (94).
Extracurricular Activities and Public Service
Springbrook boasts numerous active clubs and activities. The Blueprint Newspaper (winner of Columbia Scholastic Press Association's Gold Medal Award in 2010 and 2011) and the Trident Yearbook are both class offerings. More students from Springbrook (six) have served as the Student Member of the Board of Education than from any other Montgomery County high school.http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/studentaffairs/smob/history2.shtm The diverse offering of clubs includes:- Arabic/Muslim Student Association
- Asian Culture Club
- Ceramics
- Chemistry Club
- Debate Club
- Digital Art Club
- Forensics
- Free Instinct
- German Club
- Green Team
- It's Academic Team
- Le Club Francophone
- Math Team
- National Honor Society
- Robolicious (Robotics Club)
- Secret Ninja Art Club
- Springbrook Ambassadors
- Student Government Assn.
- TV & Video Production
- YMCA Go Girls!
- Women in Technology
Athletics
Since 1964, the Blue Devils have fielded a total of 18 state championship athletic teams, including seven state football championships between 1979 and 1989. The boys basketball team was a state finalist in 2003; the field hockey team was state champion in 2003 and state finalist in 2005; and the gymnastics team won the state title in 2003. In more recent years, the girls basketball and boys cross country teams have won state regional titles, and the boys lacrosse, boys tennis, track & field, and swim & dive teams were divisional champions.Springbrook High School's varsity boys' basketball team won their third consecutive 4A state championship on March 13, 2010, a feat that had never before been achieved on the 4A level(the highest) and only once on any other level.
Springbrook offers a broad range of sports for all students:
Fall Sports
- Cheerleading (Varsity and Jr. Varsity)
- Girls Cross Country (2011 Division Champions)
- Boys Cross Country (2011 Division Champions)
- Field Hockey (Varsity and Jr. Varsity) (Girls 2011 Division Champions)
- Football (Varsity and Jr. Varsity)
- Golf
- Poms
- Girls Soccer (Varsity and Jr. Varsity)
- Boys Soccer (Varsity and Jr. Varsity)
- Girls Tennis
- Allied Track & Field
- Girls Volleyball (Varsity and Jr. Varsity)
Winter Sports
- Girls Basketball (Varsity and Jr. Varsity)
- Boys Basketball (Varsity and Jr. Varsity)
- Allied Bocce
- Varsity Cheerleading
- Girls Indoor Track & Field
- Boys Indoor Track & Field
- Poms
- Girls Swim & Dive
- Boys Swim & Dive
- Wrestling (Varsity and Jr. Varsity) (Best record in the county for the previous 5 years)
Spring Sports
- Baseball (Varsity and Jr. Varsity)
- Girls Lacrosse (Varsity and Jr. Varsity)
- Boys Lacrosse (Varsity and Jr. Varsity)
- Softball (Varsity and Jr. Varsity)
- Boys Tennis
- Girls Track and Field
- Boys Track and Field
- Boys Volleyball (Varsity and Jr. Varsity)
- Coed Volleyball
- Gymnastics
Teachers and Faculty
Springbrook is widely recognized for its professional staff. Five current faculty members hold doctorates. 99.2% of classes are taught by highly qualified teachers.Notable Teachers
Pat Yongpradit was one of 12 teachers worldwide to be awarded an Innovative Teacher Award in 2010 by Microsoft. His approach to teaching helped double the number of girls in AP computer programming.Notable alumni
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('81) - Economist | University of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, BerkeleyThe University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA... - Chuck DriesellChuck DriesellChuck Driesell is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach for The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. Driesell previously served as an assistant coach under Gary Williams at the University of Maryland and spent six seasons as head coach at Marymount University...
('81) - Head basketball coach | The CitadelThe Citadel-Places:*The Citadel , a 201 m skyscraper in the United Arab Emirates*The Citadel , the old fortified city of Gozo, Malta*The Citadel , a shopping mall in Colorado*The Citadel , a diving spot in Martinique... - Shane AckerShane AckerShane Acker is an American film-maker known for directing 9, which is based on his 2005 Academy Award-nominated film, 9. He is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles.- Background :...
('90) - Academy Award-nominated film director and writer, 9 (2009 feature), 9 (2005 short) - Michael EalyMichael EalyMichael Brown , professionally known as Michael Ealy, is an American actor.-Personal life:Ealy was born in Silver Spring, Maryland. He attended Springbrook High School and the University of Maryland, College Park.-Career:...
('91) - Actor | Barbershop, Sleeper Cell, Their Eyes Were Watching GodTheir Eyes Were Watching GodTheir Eyes Were Watching God is a 1937 novel and the best-known work by African American writer Zora Neale Hurston. Set in central and southern Florida in the early 20th century, the novel garnered attention and controversy at the time of its publication, and has come to be regarded as a seminal...
, Seven PoundsSeven PoundsSeven Pounds is a 2008 film, directed by Gabriele Muccino. Will Smith stars as a man who sets out to change the lives of seven people. Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, and Barry Pepper star. The film was released in theaters in the United States and Canada on December 19, 2008, by Columbia Pictures... - Bram WeinsteinBram WeinsteinBrahm Weinstein is currently an on-air anchor for ESPNEWS. He started with ESPN in May 2008. Prior to working for ESPN, Weinstein was a sports radio personality in Washington, D.C. Weinstein worked for Triple X ESPN Radio, which broadcasts in Washington, D.C. on 94.3 FM, 92.7 FM and 730 AM...
('91) - Television sports anchor | ESPNewsESPNEWSESPNEWS , launched on November 1, 1996, is a 24-hour-a-day sports news television channel... - Mike PelusoMike PelusoMike Peluso may refer to:*Mike David Peluso , American ice hockey forward with 458 NHL games*Mike Peluso , American ice hockey right winger with 38 NHL games...
('92) - College Rugby | Ohio UniversityOhio UniversityOhio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus... - Shawn SpringsShawn SpringsShawn Springs is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks third overall in the 1997 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ohio State....
('93) - Cornerback | 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... - Steve WeissmanSteve WeissmanSteve Weissman is an American sportscaster who joined ESPN in January 2010. He came to ESPN from Comcast Sportsnet in California, where he served as the network's lead anchor...
('97) - Television sports anchor | ESPNESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming.... - Folarin CampbellFolarin CampbellFolarin Yaovi Campbell is a Nigerian-American basketball player who played for the George Mason Patriots. Campbell started at guard for the Patriots, including during his sophomore season when the Patriots made their improbable run to the NCAA Tournament's Final Four in 2006.Campbell is a former...
('04) - College basketball player | George Mason UniversityGeorge Mason UniversityGeorge Mason University is a public university based in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, south of and adjacent to the city of Fairfax. Additional campuses are located nearby in Arlington County, Prince William County, and Loudoun County...