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Santa Ana High School

by Steve
Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Santa Ana High SchoolI didn't attend Santa Ana High School, but many readers of OCThen have. I wanted to create this post as a place where all SAHS alumni can post their memories of attending the oldest high school in Orange County.

I remember while attending Santa Ana Valley, I'd hear some teachers or faculty talk about how our high school always had to play second-fiddle to Santa Ana High. They'd say stuff like, "Santa Ana High always attracts the better teachers", or "Santa Ana High always gets more funding". That kind of talk gave us students at Valley High a sense of hating Santa Ana High.

I'd read the sports section in the Orange County Register, and see more press attention being given to the SAHS' football team, "The Saints", and rarely see Valley's team mentioned. The Saints always got to play at Santa Ana Stadium (Eddie West Field).

At one time, when we lived in Santa Ana, off of Flower and Wilshire streets, I would walk past Santa Ana High School on my way to the Santa Ana Library, where I worked. I always thought it was a cool looking school with that "old school" architecture.

When I attended Santa Ana College, I majored in music. One the activities I participated in was the college choir. Dr Larry K. Ball, who directed the choir, would use the theater at Santa Ana High School for performances, and I sang there once.

That's pretty much the extent of my experience with Santa Ana High School.

If you attended, or worked at, Santa Ana High School, click on "Post a Comment" at the end of this article, and tell us what you remember.

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  • I attended SAH in my sophmore year 1963-64. It truely was a beauiful old spanish school. I remember the Senior lawn especialy since only Seniors could eat lunch there and loved to tease us lower classmen. I also attended SAVH in 1964 which did not compare to SAH in any way.I used to ditch SAVA and walk across town to visit my old classmates and my fiancee at SAH. My most memorable memory was the day Kennedy was assianate 12-22-63 and the school set up a big TV in the auditorium, all us girls were crying hystericaly and could not go back to our typing class. I have long since left Santa Ana but the memories of school and after were the best teenage years any teenager could ever had.

    By Anonymous Mary Baldwin/Vines/Stredde, at August 03, 2007 6:31 PM  

  • i went to santa ana but not any more!!!!!i am spil form dtwkrew...

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at October 11, 2007 12:10 PM  

  • I attend Santa Ana High right now and it is my final year. It is an amazing school with amazing teachers, the only problem though is that our football team isn't so great anymore!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at October 14, 2007 11:47 AM  

  • i attended to SAHS form 1988-92 and i miss my old school. we rule in soccer (91 CIF chaps) im one of the OG CAMOTS.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at December 14, 2007 5:18 PM  

  • this is my freshmen year and i love sah haha but now its pretty ghetto for what it was before but i love it.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at January 18, 2008 7:09 PM  

  • All Saints Picnic
    Saturday Sept 6th 2008
    Irvine Park.

    For details go to the class of '68 blog:

    http://sahs68.blogspot.com/

    Usually 3-400 show up between 10 AM and some stay till 5:00

    This year the classes of 1968 and 1978 will have their reunions there....

    J. Joslyn 68

    By Blogger Jerry, at February 18, 2008 11:40 AM  

  • I attended sahs in 79-81, we had a great tennis team, thanks mr.machander. marcos

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at February 25, 2008 1:28 PM  

  • I attended Santa Ana High in its football "heyday". We actually went to AAAA CIF Championships in my junior year lost to Anaheim who we had beaten 28-0 during the regular season. We were missing a running back by the name of Jack Meier for the championship game in Angel Stadium. Great place to grow up in and relatively safe during those years. Many places to go. Sunshine, Lolipops and rainbows everywhere....

    By Anonymous Toshio Pendarvis, at February 28, 2008 11:25 AM  

  • I found about the reunion on a Classmates.com email ad. I would love to see some of my classmates from '64-'68. I still live in the OC and would live no place else. My kids get a kick out of my stories of the good ole' days in beautiful and safe S.A. Love Esquires and Debs with Mr. Anderson and Coach Baldwin and the 68' Saints at Angel Stadium!
    Terri Smith

    By Blogger Terri, at April 11, 2008 4:29 PM  

  • I did study in Santa Ana High School, and tha time I spend there. was fun, I really, really loved it. I´m glad I went to that school. I miss one of my techers doe. well thats it for now.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at May 25, 2008 6:17 PM  

  • I went to Santa Ana High School in 1999. my freshmen, softmore, and senior years. I can say that they were, like, some of my best years of my life. Had some of my best friends,and one of my bery, best of my teachers. I unfortunatley, did´nt bought my yearbook 2000. I wish I did. I regret not buying it.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at May 25, 2008 6:26 PM  

  • My father, Clem Scheve, graduated from Santa High School in 1947 (at war's end) and my mom graduated in
    1946 I believe - her name was Mary Ellen Luken. She was a lovely, funny redhead and we lost her to cancer in 1970. Anyone remember Dorothy, Joanne or Fran or Alfred Scheve?....how about Chuck or Marvin Luken....my dad moved out here in 1941 and lived on Edinger in a little farm across the street from a bean field.....

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 17, 2008 7:40 PM  

  • I am a member of the SAHS class of 77 I played football and track for the Saints. I am a Assistant Varsity football coach for Valley the cross town rival. We had a 2year series with the Saints but SAHS broke the contract and now they do not have a shot at the Isacc Curtis Bell which is symbol for the public schools city football championship too bad

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 20, 2008 12:54 PM  

  • Man...Santa Ana this is a place that i am never gonna forget.The feeling you get when you walk in those green gates in the morning, the feeling you get when you go outside and you say I AM A SAINT!! That is unforgetable.Those feelings are multyplied when you put on the Santa Ana Saints jersey of any sport.For me it is putting on the football jersey and wearing it proudly.I am glad that i had the chance to attend my four years at the best high school in orange county.
    GO!!! MIGHTY SAINTS!!!!!
    FIGHT!!!FIGHT!!!FIGHT!!!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at July 11, 2008 9:39 AM  

  • I went to santa ana high, from 84-88 Class of 88. i am sorry to say but that was the best crusing school ever!!!! We had the best friday DJ's and the best parties. I saw some of your other stories about Santa Ana Valley, it was only by rumors that schools get a bad name. Santa Ana had a bad reputation too. i don't know why because both schools were good schools.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at July 21, 2008 12:01 PM  

  • Hi Saints,
    Any tennis players out there?
    We're having the annual Bill Miller Doubles Tournament on Saturday August 16th 2008 starting at 9am at the SAHS Tennis Courts. Show up and if you don't have a partner we try to get one for you. We'll have tennis players of all ages. See you on Saturday August 16th. Contact Coach Killion at 949-651-6008 for more info.

    By Blogger darryl, at August 07, 2008 11:19 PM  

  • I have great memories of growing up in S.A. in the "good ole days". I graduated in '68 and remember my girlfriends Jan P. (whose Mom had the first '66 Mustang--so cool), Becky M., Terri B. Nancy Mc.,Sara H., and my boyfriend John S. I'd love to know what happened to everyone-especially the Debs & Esq. Terri S.

    By Blogger Terri, at August 08, 2008 1:55 PM  

  • I attended SAHS and done got a great iducation..Them teachers their was real intuigent..I got me a good job now as a door-to-door artificial eyebrow salesman and I done got my ditch-diggers certificate.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at August 12, 2008 8:54 PM  

  • I attended SAHS and when on to become a professional athlete in England...For 2 nights played goalie for a British dart team until I got injured.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at August 12, 2008 8:58 PM  

  • I was molested by Sammy Saint....

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at August 12, 2008 9:00 PM  

  • Class of 88! It's reunion time!! Show your Saints Pride and buy your tickets at Great Reunions .com for the event on Saturday, September 13th! We're looking for photos and memorbillia, so search those boxes in the attic and let Marlene Dilly or Marcia De Leon know if you have something good!

    By Anonymous Suzi Mc Daniel, at August 20, 2008 9:23 AM  

  • Back in the days yah santa ana high was the team to beat. But now no one cares about santa ana high or any of the high schools in the city for that matter unless your from mater dei. pretty sad kids now a days are lazy and have no heart. now a days the motto "there is no i in team" doesn't exist. more like "it's all about me" an individual. sad but true....

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at August 26, 2008 4:56 PM  

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