Fayetteville High School (Arkansas) - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

  • Ronnie Hawkins - famed musician. The Band once played backup for him.
  • Skip Holtz - Head football coach at University of South Florida
  • Cody Clark - Class of 2000 - Professional Baseball player drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the June 2000 draft, 48th round - Played college baseball at Wichita State
  • Joseph Israel (musician) - Class of 1996 - Professional Reggae musician
  • Sarah Caldwell, Class of 1938 (at the age of fourteen) notable American opera conductor and opera company director. 1st woman to conduct the New York Metropolitan Opera.
  • Ronnie Brewer, Class of 2003, UA basketball standout, 14th overall pick in the 2006 NBA draft and current member of the New York Knicks.
  • Nupur Lala, class of 2003, winner of the 1999 Scripps-Howard National Spelling Bee and featured in the hit documentary Spellbound
  • Wallace Spearmon, Class of 2003, 2006 World Indoor 4x400m relay gold medalist
  • Michael Brisiel, Class of 2001, current member of the NFL's Oakland Raiders.
  • Jason Moore, award-winning television, film, and Broadway director
  • Lauren Sweetser, Class of 2006. Actress. Played Gail in Academy Award nominated Winter's Bone.
  • Nick Bradford, Class of 1996. Kansas University basketball player, European Professional Basketball Player

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