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Sheldon High School (Sacramento, California)
Sheldon High School or SHS is a 9th–12th grade college-preparatory high school located in unincorporated Vineyard, California, a southeast suburb of Sacramento that is also north of Elk Grove. The school was established in 1997 as part of the Elk Grove Unified School District. Athletics Teams * Baseball (men's) * Basketball (men's and women's) * Cheerleading (women's) * Cross Country (men's and women's) * Football (men's) * Golf (men's and women's) * Softball (women's) * Soccer (men's and women's) * Swimming (men's and women's) * Tennis (men's and women's) * Track and Field (men's and women's) * Volleyball (men's and women's) * Wrestling (co-ed) Notable alumni * Dakarai Allen - professional basketball player * David Garibaldi - performance painter and artist * Jolene Henderson - professional softball pitcher *Darin Johnson - professional basketball player * Taron Johnson - professional football player * Chris Kelly - screenwriter and director *Austin Madison - anima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vineyard, California
Vineyard is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sacramento County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade– Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 24,836 at the 2010 census, up from 10,109 at the 2000 census. Along with more than doubling its population in just one decade, Vineyard also grew to become one of Greater Sacramento's most racially diverse suburbs. Geography Vineyard is located at (38.464488, -121.346917). It is bordered roughly by Jackson Road on the north, roughly a line mile to the east of Grant Line Road, Calvine Road on the south, and Elk Grove Florin Road on the west. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics 2010 At the 2010 census Vineyard had a population of 24,836. The population density was . The racial makeup of Vineyard was 11,306 (45.5%) White, 3,426 (11.8%) African American, 163 (0.7%) Native American, 7,293 (24.4%) Asian, 256 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic sports, with varied distance events in butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, and individual medley. In addition to these individual events, four swimmers can take part in either a freestyle or medley relay. A medley relay consists of four swimmers who will each swim a different stroke, ordered as backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle. Swimming each stroke requires a set of specific techniques; in competition, there are distinct regulations concerning the acceptable form for each individual stroke. There are also regulations on what types of swimsuits, caps, jewelry and injury tape that are allowed at competitions. Although it is possible for competitive swimmers to incur several injuries from the sport, such as te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Monét
Victoria Monét McCants (born May 1, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. She became involved in performing arts at a young age, singing in the youth choir at her church, and performing in a city dance team. She soon took to writing and began working with producer Rodney Jerkins. Previously signed to Atlantic Records, Monét released her debut EP ''Nightmares & Lullabies: Act 1'' in 2014 and her follow-up EP ''Nightmares & Lullabies: Act 2'' in 2015. Monét would follow this with the ''Life After Love, Pt. 1'' and ''Life After Love Pt. 2'' EPs in February and September 2018 respectively. Part one of her debut album, ''Jaguar (album), Jaguar'', was released on August 7, 2020. Monét has written songs for a number of artists including Nas, Ariana Grande, Fifth Harmony, T.I., GOOD Music, Lupe Fiasco, Chrisette Michele, Coco Jones, Chris Brown, and Dirty Money (duo), Dirty Money. In 2019, Monét received two Grammy Award nominations for Grammy Award for Album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Manning
Matthew George Manning (born January 28, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Tigers selected him in the first round of the 2016 MLB draft. Amateur career Manning attended Sheldon High School in Sacramento, California. He played baseball and basketball in high school, and considered dropping baseball to focus on basketball after his freshman year. He began to focus on his pitching in his junior year. By his senior year, when he had a 1.91 earned run average (ERA) and 77 strikeouts in innings pitched, his fastball could reach . He committed to attend Loyola Marymount University to play college baseball and college basketball. Professional career The Detroit Tigers selected Manning with the ninth overall selection of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. Manning signed with the Tigers rather than attend college, receiving a $3,505,800 signing bonus, the exact slot value for the ninth overall pick. After si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Madison
Austin Madison (born 1984) is an American animator, artist, story artist, and voice actor who works at Pixar Animation Studios. Early life After graduating from Sheldon High School in 2002, he attended the character animation program at the California Institute of the Arts; he graduated from there in 2006. Career Ever since his 2006 graduation, Madison has worked as an animator and story artist for Pixar. He has also served as a voice actor on short films, and as a voice actor in Mondo Media's Dick Figures. Madison has done animation work for many very popular and successful Pixar films. The most well-known titles that he has been involved with are: Incredibles 2 (2018), Toy Story 3 (2010), Up (2009), WALL-E (2008), and Ratatouille (2007). The most influential role he has had in his animation career was as the lead animator for the 2012 film Brave, which would go on to be the 13th-highest grossing film for that year. That film also won the Academy Award for Best Anima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Kelly (writer)
Christopher Kelly (born September 7, 1983) is an American comedian, writer, and director known for his work on ''Saturday Night Live'', and writing and directing the autobiographical film '' Other People'' that premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. He has received five Emmy Award nominations for his work on ''SNL''. Career Early career Kelly grew up in Sacramento, California, the son of Joanne ''née'' Kellogg (1960–2009) Kelly. He has a sister, Janelle, and a half sister, Katie, from his mother's remarriage. He attended and graduated from Sheldon High School. He attended college at UC Irvine. He was a staff writer and director at Funny or Die and ''Onion News Network'', the latter of which won the 2009 Peabody Award. He was also Head Writer for Matt Besser's Comedy Central special ''This Show Will Get You High'' in 2010. Kelly also performed at UCBNY with his storytelling show ''Chris Kelly: America's Princess Diana'', and before that, wrote, directed and starred in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taron Johnson
Taron Johnson (born July 27, 1996) is an American football cornerback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Weber State Wildcats football, Weber State. He played high school football at Sheldon High School (California), Sheldon High School in Sacramento, California. Early years Johnson played high school football at Sheldon High School (California), Sheldon High School in Sacramento, California. He was pulled up to the school’s varsity squad as a sophomore, one year earlier than the standard, owing to his exceptional talent. He would go on to be the school’s first ever NFL Draft pick. College career Coming out of high school, Weber State Wildcats football, Weber State was the only college that offered Johnson a football position, so he accepted it. Johnson started five games as a freshman at Weber State, and was a full-time starter thereafter. As a sophomore, he set a school record with 12 pass break-ups, and then tied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darin Johnson
Darin Eugene Johnson (born January 21, 1995) is an American basketball player who last played for the Maree Basketball Club, a professional basketball team in Ireland. High school and college career Johnson played at Franklin High School in Elk Grove, California and Sheldon High School in Sacramento, California where he was a four star prospect before enrolling at the University of Washington in 2013. He averaged 5.9 points and 1.6 rebounds as a freshman and 4.4 points as well as 1.6 boards per contest his sophomore year. After two years with the Huskies, Johnson transferred to Cal State Northridge. Coach Reggie Theus said, "Darin has a very quick step, is strong, gets to the rim quickly, is a good mid-range shooter and his style of play will fit in perfectly at CSUN." He had sat out the 2015-16 season and made his debut for the Matadors in 2016-17, appearing in 30 contests as a junior, producing 13.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists a game. Johnson opted to forgo his rem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jolene Henderson
Jolene Nicole Henderson (born November 14, 1991) is an American, former collegiate All-American, professional All-Star, right-handed hitting softball pitcher and first baseman and softball Assistant Coach, originally from Elk Grove, California. She was a starting pitcher for the California Golden Bears from 2010-13 where she is the career leader in wins and was a 4-time All-Pac-12 player. She is the reigning National Pro Fastpitch Pitcher of The Year after being drafted #3 overall in 2013 and currently ranks top-10 in career wins, ERA, WHIP and fielding percentage and is on the roster for the independent softball team the USSSA Pride. She also played on the United States women's national softball team in 2014. Early life Henderson played softball at Sheldon High School, graduating in 2009. College career Henderson kicked off her career by being named a Second Team All-Pac-12 selection. She debuted on February 12, striking out two batters in a loss to the Texas A&M Aggies. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Garibaldi (artist)
David Michael Garibaldi (born December 15, 1982) is an American performance painter. His specialty is his "Rhythm and Hue" stage act in which he rapidly creates paintings of notable figures of popular culture. Early life Garibaldi was born in Los Angeles, California. He attended Sheldon High School in Northern California, where he later dropped out. Career In July 2006, Garibaldi was invited to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, where he painted a portrait of Mick Jagger. In September 2008, Garibaldi was the opening act for Blue Man Group's tour in Canada and the United States. He has also opened for Snoop Dogg. During the halftime of a Golden State Warriors basketball game in November 2007, Garibaldi painted guitarist Carlos Santana, after which Santana unexpectedly greeted Garibaldi and later signed the creation. On April 11, 2009, Garibaldi appeared on ''The 700 Club'' and painted a portrait of Jesus. On July 29, 2010, he painted his first self ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dakarai Allen
Dakarai Dupree Lorenzo Allen (born February 4, 1995) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the NBA G League Ignite of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the San Diego State Aztecs. High school career Allen attended Sheldon High School in Sacramento, California, where he was a standout four-year varsity basketball player. College career In September 2012 during his senior year in high school, Allen committed to play basketball for the San Diego State University Aztecs after high school. During the high school recruiting process, he received offers to play basketball from every Pac-12 Conference college and many other big colleges in the Western United States. Through his first two seasons with the Aztecs ( 2013–14 and 2014–15), Allen was primarily on the bench. He started just one game out of the 62 total games he played, averaging 2.5 points and 11.3 minutes per contest. During his junior year ( 2015–16), Allen enjoyed an expan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrestling
Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat sports and military systems. The sport can either be genuinely competitive or sportive entertainment (see professional wrestling). Wrestling comes in different forms such as freestyle, Greco-Roman, judo, sambo, folkstyle, catch, submission, sumo, pehlwani, shuai jiao and others. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two (sometimes more) competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position. There are a wide range of styles with varying rules, with both traditional historic and modern styles. The term ''wrestling'' is attested in late Old English, as ''wræstlunge'' (glossing ''palestram''). History Wrestling represents one of the oldest forms of combat. The origins of wrestl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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