Santana High School

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Santana High School
Address
Santana High School
9915 Magnolia Avenue

Santee
,
California 92071

United States
Coordinates 32°51′27″N116°58′09″W / 32.85750°N 116.96917°W / 32.85750; -116.96917
Information
TypePublic comprehensive secondary
Motto"Home of Scholars and Champions"
Established1966
School district Grossmont Union High School District
PrincipalBrian Wilbur
Faculty64.54 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,736 (2022-23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio26.90 [1]
CampusUrban
Color(s)Purple, gold and white
   
Nickname Sultans
Rival West Hills High School
Accreditation Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
YearbookSultan Memories
Website Santana High School

Santana High School is a public high school in Santee, California. It is part of Grossmont Union High School District.

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History

2001 Shooting

On March 5, 2001, at Santana High School, 15-year-old Charles Andrew Williams shot and killed two students and injured thirteen other people — eleven students and two staff members. [2] Students and faculty were evacuated to a nearby shopping center, and local businesses and churches helped to handle students and parents. Some students said that they heard him saying, weeks before the shootings, that he was "going to pull a Columbine". Retreating to a bathroom, he was apprehended by police. On June 20, 2002, Williams pleaded guilty to all charges against him in an effort to avoid trial. [3] He was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison. He was eligible for a first youth offender parole in September 2024. Parole was not granted, resulting in a three year waiting period until his next parole hearing. [4]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Santana High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  2. ↑ "TheSanDiegoChannel.com - San Diego Community Stunned by School Shooting". www.thesandiegochannel.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2001. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  3. ↑ Ellingwood, Ken; Perry, Tony (March 9, 2001). "Teen Stands Accused of Murder Charles Williams Arraigned for High School Shooting". The Tech (MIT) . Archived from the original on June 3, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  4. ↑ "CDCR Public Inmate Locator Disclaimer".
  5. ↑ O'Neill, Shaun (March 7, 2001). "Gomez feels good after first spring game". North County Times . p. C-4. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Everest-Drulis", The Central New Jersey Home News, March 24, 2002. Accessed February 10, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "Anne Marie and Guy Everest of Alpine, Calif., have announced the engagement of their daughter, Mitchelle A. Everest of New Brunswick, to Michael K. Drulis, son of Francesca and Steven Drulis of East Brunswick. Ms. Everest is a graduate of Santanna High School in California and Rutgers College, New Brunswick, with a bachelor's degree in political science, and an associate's degree from Eagleton Institute, New Brunswick."
  7. ↑ Ross, David (November 23, 2018). "Emmy-award winning filmmaker William Wall is a one-man band with scars to prove it - Escondido Times-Advocate". Escondido Times-Advocate . Retrieved August 5, 2023.
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