ARC is understood for its athletic alumni, however check out its different notable alumni
Man Fieri is a recognized movie star on the cooking scene and attended ARC briefly. He was additionally part of the culinary program whereas attending ARC. In 2015, he helped broaden the school’s culinary arts constructing. (File Picture)
Whereas many individuals could also be acquainted with some well-known athletes who attended American River Faculty, resembling Dusty Baker, there are different noteworthy individuals, resembling Man Fieri, who’ve attended American River Faculty. Learn on for a listing of notable alumni.
- Dana Sabraw
Dana Sabraw is the Chief United States District Choose for the Southern District of California. A Bay Space native born in San Rafael, Calif. he then moved to Carmichael and attended ARC. He later transferred to San Diego State College and obtained a bachelor’s in science, in response to his Wikipedia web page.
2. Justina Sharp
Justina Sharp is a well-known blogger and former editor of the Present at ARC. Sharp has 91,000 followers on Instagram and is verified on the platform. Sharp is a Sacramento native who attended ARC earlier than finally transferring to California State College, Fullerton. In line with her Wikipedia web page, she is a style influencer who has labored with varied well-known manufacturers resembling Ikea, American Eagle, and Smashbox by her weblog “A Bent Piece Of Wire.”
3. Man Fieri
Man Fieri is a well-known chef, restaurateur, author, and host. Fieri is a widely known chef and TV character recognized for his varied TV reveals on the Meals Community, resembling “Diners Drive-ins and Dives,” the place he tries varied particular meals provided by well-known eating places in sure cities. Fieri attended American River Faculty and the Faculty of the Redlands in his youthful years and was part of the culinary employees for each colleges earlier than attending the College of Reno, in response to his Wikipedia web page.
4. Anthony Padilla
Anthony Padilla is a YouTube star, digital star, and comic who attended American River Faculty for 2 years earlier than dropping out to deal with his YouTube profession full-time. He created the well-known Youtube channel, Smosh, with then good friend Ian Hecox. Afterward, Padilla and Hecox had inventive variations leading to Padilla leaving the channel in 2017, in response to Selection.com. Padilla and Hecox additionally attended American River Faculty briefly earlier than the success of their channel, in response to Padilla’s Wikipedia web page.
5. Mandisa Huntley
Mandisa Huntley is an American gospel and modern Christian recording artist. Huntley is a Sacramento native and attended American River Faculty the place she studied vocal jazz. Afterward, she attended Fisk College in Tennessee the place she obtained a bachelor of music diploma with a focus on vocal efficiency. Huntley was a contestant on “American Idol” in 2006 and positioned within the contest’s prime 10. She turned her on-stage look right into a singing profession wherein she gained a grammy for Finest Up to date Christian album in 2014, in response to her Wikipedia web page.
6. Anthony Swafford
Anthony Swafford is a author and former U.S. Marine who attended ARC after his deployment. Whereas attending American River Faculty he revealed in and wrote within the American River Overview, the school’s award-winning literary journal. Afterward, he acquired a bachelor’s diploma in English from the College of California at Davis. Swafford is greatest recognized for his e-book “Jarhead,” which focuses on the angle of a soldier in the course of the Persian Gulf conflict, in response to his Wikipedia web page.
7. Larry Rippenkroegor
Larry Rippenkroegor is a stunt double within the movie trade and was beforehand a jet-ski champion. Rippenkroegor attended ARC however shortly after attending he started to pursue a profession in stunts and jet-ski using. Rippenkroeger has achieved stunt work for actors resembling Bruce Willis and others. His work additionally consists of stunts for Marvel motion pictures resembling “Iron Man,” “The Avengers,” “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” and “The Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2,” in response to his IMDB web page.
8. Brian Posehn
Brian Posehn is a comic, voice actor, musician, and author. He’s recognized for his roles as Jim Kuback on the TV present “Mission Hill,” and Brian Skukowski on Comedy Central’s “The Sarah Silverman Program.” Posehn is a local of Sacramento who attended American River Faculty earlier than transferring to California State College at Sacramento, the place he didn’t end faculty, in response to his Wikipedia web page.
9. Adrian Lamo
Adrian Lamo was a widely known hacker recognized for breaking into varied firms’ pc networks, together with these for the New York Occasions, Microsoft, and Yahoo!. Lamo first began hacking video games on the Commodore 64 after which began hacking into web sites to check their safety. Lamo later attended ARC and wrote for the Present. He’s additionally recognized for serving to report former United States Military soldier Chelsie Manning to the Military’s Prison Investigation Command for acts of Espionage and different issues, in response to his Wikipedia web page. Lamo died March 14th, 2018 in Wichita, Kansas.
10. Maryama Mirbagheri
Maryama Mirbagheri is an Iranian-American singer, songwriter, composer, and music producer. She attended American River Faculty the place she studied jazz voice and composition. She then transferred to the California Institute of Arts the place she obtained a bachelor’s diploma and Grasp levels in High-quality arts in musical composition and Movie music. Mirbagheri has additionally gained the Jazz Downbeat award with the ARC Vocal Jazz ensemble. Throughout her time at CalArts, she carried out and studied with Pirayeh Pourafar, Ulrich Krieger, Joe LaBarbera, and Miroslav Tadić, in response to her Wikipedia web page.
Editor’s Observe: This text has been up to date to right a reporting error. Dana Sabraw is male, not feminine. The Present regrets the error.
