Godinez Fundamental High School

Godinez Fundamental High School
Location
3002 W Centennial Rd Santa Ana , California United States
Coordinates	33°43′22.7″N117°54′36.4″W / 33.722972°N 117.910111°W / 33.722972; -117.910111
Information
Type	Public
Established	2007
School district	Santa Ana Unified School District
Principal	Jesse Church
Teaching staff	88.67 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,792 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	20.21 [1]
Color(s)	Gold, black, and white
Athletics conference	CIF Southern Section Golden West League
Nickname	Grizzlies
Newspaper	Grizzly Gazette
Website	https://www.sausd.us/godinez

Hector Godinez Fundamental High School is a public high school in Santa Ana, California, and is part of the Santa Ana Unified School District. The school opened in 2007.

History

Godinez Fundamental High School was opened in the fall of 2007. The Godinez school mascot is the grizzly bear.

Origin of name

Godinez Fundamental High School was named in honor of Orange County's first Latino postmaster, Hector Godinez (1924 – 1999). ^[2]

Sexual misconduct controversy

In July 2024, Aaron Raya, a track and football coach and substitute teacher at Godinez, was arrested after it was revealed he sent "inappropriate texts" which encourage an underage female student to meet him for sex. ^[3] Raya was charged with contacting minors with the intent to commit a sex crime, with police identifying two additional underage victims and other former Godinez students who accused Raya of making "sexual advances" towards them. ^[3]

Reference links

http://www.sausd.us/godinez http://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/sch_info_popup.asp?Type=Public&ID=063531012133

References

1. "Hector G. Godinez". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
2. "Archives - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times .
3. Neysa Alund, Natalie (July 16, 2024). "High school coach in California accused of texting minors to commit sex crimes". USA Today. Retrieved July 16, 2024.