Santa Ana High School
| Santa Ana High School Saints | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
|
520 W. Walnut St. Santa Ana, California United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Once a Saint, Always A Saint! |
| Established | 1889 |
| School district | Santa Ana Unified School District |
| Principal | Jeff bishop |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 3,435 (2010) |
| Color(s) | Red, White, Columbian Blue |
| Mascot | Sammy & Sally Saint |
| Website | Santa Ana HS |
Santa Ana High School is the oldest and largest high school in Orange County, California, United States.[1] The school was established in 1889.
Notable alumni
- 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.
- 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
- Ken Faught, 3-time land speed record holder, former editor-in-chief of Dirt Rider magazine, co-founder/president of Pole Position Raceway, TV co-host for Speed Channel
- Diane Keaton, actress
- 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;[2] professional Mixed Martial Artist; former WEC and Strikeforce Lightweight Champion, current UFC Lightweight contender[3]
- Donn Moomaw, football player, minister[4]
- Chuck Smith class of 1945 founder and pastor of Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa [5][6]
- Milt Smith (1919-2010), football player, UCLA Bruins and Philadelphia Eagles [7]
- William Cameron Townsend, prominent twentieth-century American Christian missionary and founder of Wycliffe Bible Translators and Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL International)
- Original members of the surf band The Chantays
- Derek Fleming, featured Soul Train Dancer 1980-1993 Soul Train
- Deborah Gail Stone, 1974 graduate who was crushed to death in an accident at the former Disneyland attraction America Sings.[8]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Overview". Santa Ana High School. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- ↑ "Gilbert Melendez Santa Ana High School wrestler". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- ↑ "Gilbert Melendez UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- ↑ College Football Hall of Fame Member Biography, collegefootball.org
- ↑ https://www.calvarychapelcostamesa.com/
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Smith_(pastor)#Early_life_and_career
- ↑ "Football Tabs: Smith to Back Up Woody Strode". Klamath Falls Evening Herald. September 14, 1940. p. 10. Retrieved 13 June 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ The Terrifying and Infamous Death of Debbie Stone at Disneyland
External links
Coordinates: 33°44′40″N 117°52′21″W / 33.744513°N 117.872432°W
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