Santa Ana High School is the oldest and largest high school in Orange County, California, United States.[2] The school was established in 1889.[3]
| Santa Ana High School | |
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| Address | |
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520 W. Walnut St. , California United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Once a Saint, Always A Saint! |
| Established | 1889 |
| School district | Santa Ana Unified School District |
| Principal | Dr. Elizabeth Enloe |
| Teaching staff | 135.18 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 3,135 (2022–23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 23.19[1] |
| Color(s) | Red, White, and Columbia Blue |
| Mascot | Sammy & Sally Saint |
| Website | Santa Ana HS |
Notable alumni
- Original members of the surf band The Chantays
- Barry Asher, professional bowler
- Tony Baxter former senior Vice President of Walt Disney Imagineering and lead designer of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Star Tours, the Indiana Jones Adventure, Splash Mountain, and Journey Into Imagination.
- Billy Bean, played major league baseball from 1987 through 1995. He tied a major league record with 4 hits in his first major league game.[4]
- Tony Bellamy Guitarist, member of first Native American rock band Redbone, had number one hit in the 1970s "Come and Get Your Love"
- Beverly Bivens, singer with the 1960s band We Five
- Eddie Bravo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athlete
- John Brinkerhoff, USMA '50, Associate Director for National Preparedness FEMA, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Reserve Affairs DoD
- Gerald P. Carr, astronaut
- Clifford "Gavvy" Cravath, six time National League baseball home run champion in the 1910s
- Isaac Curtis, football player, Cal Berkeley and NFL Cincinnati Bengals
- Clancy Edwards sprinter
- Derek Fleming, featured Soul Train Dancer 1980-1993
- James Kanno, first mayor of Fountain Valley, California
- Diane Keaton, actress
- Greg Louganis Olympic Gold Medal Diver, LGBT Activist, called "The greatest American diver in olympic history."
- Patrick McMorris, NFL safety for the Miami Dolphins[5]
- Bill Medley, singer and songwriter, best known as one half of The Righteous Brothers singing duo
- Gilbert Melendez, 2-time California State All-American wrestler;[6] professional Mixed Martial Artist; former WEC and Strikeforce Lightweight Champion, current UFC Lightweight contender[7]
- Donn Moomaw, football player, minister[8]
- Hal Pangle (1912–1968), NFL running back[9]
- Chuck Smith class of 1945 founder and pastor of Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa[10][11]
- Milt Smith (1919–2010), football player, UCLA Bruins and Philadelphia Eagles[12]
- William Cameron Townsend, prominent twentieth-century American Christian missionary and founder of Wycliffe Bible Translators and Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL International)
- Marvalee Hendricks Wake, evolutionary biologist.
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