Saddleback High School is a six-year
IB secondary school located in
Santa Ana,
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...
, United States, and is part of the
Santa Ana Unified School District
The Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) is a school district in Orange County, California that serves most of the city of Santa Ana and small portions of the cities of Irvine, Tustin, Costa Mesa and Newport Beach. Although its geograph ...
. The school was established in 1967. Its mascot is the
roadrunner, and its colors are green, gold, and white.
The
school principal from 2009 to June 2015 was Dr. Robert Laxton. The current principal is Edward Bustamante.
Saddleback High School has adopted the nickname "The College Majors School".
The very first CIF Champions in school history was under the leadership of Coach Jim Knapp (Track and Field), in 1973. The track athletes were all sophomores, John Peterson, Scott Brooklyn, Danny Ruvolo, and Sammy Murrietta
Notable alumni
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Daniel Arreola - sportscaster for Fox Sports International
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David Bernal - dancer, performed "Robot Dance" at the 2001
Kollaboration competition
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Danny Lee Clark - voice and film actor, gladiator turned host of ''
American Gladiators''
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Jere Fields - film and television actress
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Tony Guerrero
Tony Guerrero (born September 20, 1966) is a musician, songwriter, and producer. His career as a jazz trumpeter has spanned more than thirty years beginning with the release of his first CD, ''Tiara'', in 1988. To date, he has released nine solo ...
- jazz musician, composer, producer and writer
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Henry Hate - celebrity tattoo artist and visual artist
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Rishard Matthews
Rishard Andre Matthews (born October 12, 1989) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football for the University of Nevada, and was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He also play ...
- wide receiver, Miami Dolphins, Tennessee Titans, 2012–2019
*
Erasmo Ramirez - professional baseball player
* Carlos Rincon - film executive, producer, agent
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Ronny Rios
Ronny Rios (born January 22, 1990) is an American professional boxer. He has held the WBC- NABF super bantamweight title since 2019 and challenged for the WBC super bantamweight title in 2017. and the unified WBA (super) and IBF super bantamweigh ...
- Mexican-American professional boxer in the Super Featherweight division
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Terry Rossio - screenwriter and film producer, ''
Shrek
''Shrek'' is a 2001 American computer-animated comedy film loosely based on the 1990 book of the same name by William Steig. It is the first installment in the ''Shrek'' franchise. The film was directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jen ...
'' and ''
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl''
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Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo - Spanish-media radio host,
KSCA FM
References
External links
Saddleback High School website
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Educational institutions established in 1967
High schools in Santa Ana, California
Public high schools in California
1967 establishments in California