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Boise High School is a public secondary school in Boise, Idaho, one of five traditional high schools within the city limits, four of which are in the Boise School District. A three-year comprehensive high school, Boise High is located on the outlying edge of the city's downtown business core.
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Gigantism (Greek: γίγας, gígas, "giant", plural γίγαντες, gígantes), also known as giantism, is a condition characterized by excessive growth and height significantly above average. In humans, this condition is caused by over-production of growth hormone in childhood.
Appointed by Governor Cecil Andrus as an associate justice in 1992, [2] [3] she was the first of four women to serve on the court. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Born in Tokyo , Japan , Trout was adopted by a Boise pediatrician , Dr. B.I. "Bing" Copple, [ 1 ] [ 7 ] and graduated from Boise High School in 1969.
The giantess theme has also appeared in motion pictures, often as a metaphor for female empowerment or played for absurd humor. The 1958 B-movie Attack of the 50 Foot Woman formed part of a series of size-changing films of the era which also included The Incredible Shrinking Man, The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock, and Village of the Giants.
Mary Ann Bevan (1874–1933), an English woman, who after developing acromegaly, toured the sideshow circuit as "the ugliest woman in the world". [citation needed] Eddie Carmel, born Oded Ha-Carmeili (1936–1972), Israeli-born entertainer with gigantism and acromegaly, popularly known as "The Jewish Giant". [citation needed]
Drabinski was born in June 1975 in Boise, Idaho, with an identical twin sister, Kate Drabinski. [2] She attended Madison Elementary School, North Junior High School, and Boise High School while living in Idaho. [3] Drabinski earned her Bachelor of Arts in political science in 1997 from Columbia University. [4]
The greater Boise area is served by two daily newspapers, The Idaho Statesman and the Idaho Press, a free alternative newsweekly, Boise Weekly; a weekly business news publication, Idaho Business Review, and a quarterly lifestyle magazine, Boise Magazine. In addition to numerous radio stations, Boise has five major commercial television stations ...