Come and hear the sounds of SAUSD’s High School Marching Bands on November 12, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. at the Santa Ana Public Schools Sports Complex.
This Marching Band Showcase is a free event! Come and support the students. The event will include marching bands from Century High School, Segerstrom High School, Saddleback High School, Santa Ana High School, Godinez High School and Valley High School. Continue reading
Alvar Albert Gonzalez
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE
Case # 15CF2324
Date: October 14, 2015
*The defendant in this case also ran an anime club at Santa Ana High School
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) and the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) are seeking the public’s help identifying potential additional victims of a former Santa Ana High School (SAHS) science teacher charged with having sex with an underage female student in his classroom. Alvar Albert Gonzalez, 45, Santa Ana, is charged with one felony count of unlawful sexual intercourse and one felony count of possession and control of child pornography. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of three years and eight months in state prison and mandatory lifetime sex offender registration. He is out of custody on $20,000 bail and is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015, at 8:30 a.m. in Department C-55, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana. Continue reading
Two men were injured, including an innocent bystander who was in critical condition, after a gang shooting Tuesday night at about 8:14 p.m.,at the 1000 block of West 2nd Street, in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.
Gang members were driving on West 2nd Street and shot the first victim, who is a known gang member but they also shot an innocent man in his 30s. Continue reading
An 18-year-old Latino was shot on Saturday night, at around 8:38 pm, in the 300 block of South Birch St., in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register. The SAPD described the incident as a possible drive-by shooting.
SAPD police officers found the victim in an alley and he was taken to Orange County Global Medical Center, where he was in stable condition. Continue reading
Media Statement from Superintendent Rick Miller, Ph.D. Regarding Arrest of Former Employee
“The Santa Ana Unified School District was notified today that a former teacher from Santa Ana High School was arrested for allegations of criminal misconduct involving a minor. Once the initial investigation and allegations were brought to the attention of the district, the teacher was immediately removed from the classroom, placed on leave, prohibited from all SAUSD campuses, and the matter was referred to the Santa Ana Police Department. This allegation is deeply troubling and disturbing as it is every employee’s responsibility to provide a safe environment for our students.
We take any form of misconduct involving our student’s well-being very seriously, and the Santa Ana Unified School District Board of Education, and I remain committed to providing an educational environment that promotes safety and a common bond of trust. Continue reading
Alvar Albert Gonzalez
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: SAPD & SA School Police Arrest Teacher For Unlawful Sex With A Minor Student
On 9/4/15, after a joint investigation between the Santa Ana Police Department and the Santa Ana Unified School District Police, detectives arrested Alvar Albert Gonzalez, 45, of Santa Ana, for possessing/producing obscene matter and unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor.
The female victim first met the suspect when she was in his class her freshman year at Santa Ana High School. In 2013, Gonzalez arranged to meet the 16-year- old victim in his classroom during school lunch breaks. There, Gonzalez allegedly engaged in consensual sexual intercourse with the victim on over 9 occasions. This activity was initially not reported. Continue reading
City of Santa Ana
Mayor Miguel Pulido will present Paul Riordan, Founder and President of the Achievement Institute of Scientific Studies (AISS), with the Exceptional Citizen Award for his outstanding service to the City of Santa Ana at Tuesday’s City Council Meeting
A retired Santa Ana Unified School District educator and administrator, Paul Riordan taught chemistry and math at Santa Ana High School for 38 years. With a strong dedication to education and our community’s youth, he founded the AISS program in 2001. AISS provides academically gifted high school students who are economically disadvantaged an opportunity and incentive to intensify their studies in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
The first AISS pilot program consisted of six sophomore girls from Santa Ana High School. These students participated in 120 academic seminar hours in industry workshops involving digital imaging, laser medicine, computer-aided design, optics manufacturing and engineering research. At the completion of the program, the students were accepted into universities such as UC Los Angeles, UC Irvine, Columbia, Chapman and Yale. Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 21, 2015
Contact: Deidra Powell, Chief Communications Officer, Deidra.powell@sausd.us, (714) 558-5555, (714) 673-4995
Santa Ana Unified School District to Present Disney’s Beauty and the Beast this week
Event: Students from nearly every high school within the Santa Ana Unified School District will stage a production of the Tony Award-winning musical “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” as part of this year’s annual summer districtwide musical. The production will take place at Santa Ana High School in the Bill Medley Auditorium this week. Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE
Case # C-94882
Date: June 4, 2015
*Victims were innocent men playing basketball at Santa Ana High School
SANTA ANA – The Board of Parole Hearings (Panel), California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation denied parole for three years June 2, 2015, for a criminal street gang member convicted of the shooting murder of one man and causing the permanent injury of three other men in a van to enhance his gang status. Uciel Murgo, 42, is currently being held at Chuckawalla State Prison in Blythe. Murgo pleaded guilty June 7, 1993, to one felony count of second degree murder and eight felony counts of attempted murder with sentencing enhancements for inflicting great bodily injury during the commission of a crime and the personal use of a firearm. On July 30, 1993, Murgo was sentenced to 20 years to life in state prison. This case was originally prosecuted by Senior Deputy District Attorney Mark Sevigny.
Senior Deputy District Attorney Jim Mendelson and the victim’s next of kin attended the hearing at the prison to oppose Murgo’s parole. Continue reading
Santa Ana High School performing arts and Heninger Elementary School present “Shrek Jr. The Musical” at the immaculate Santa Ana High School Bill Medley Auditorium on Friday, June 5, 2015 7:00 p.m. Pre Sale: $1.00 for general admission and $5.00 for VIP seating! Santa Ana High School is located at 520 West Walnut Street, in Santa Ana. To get tickets contact David De Leon at this link.
He may be a big, scary, green ogre to the rest of the world, but as they story reveals, he’s really just a big fellow with a big heart. It is great if Shrek is a solid singer, but most importantly, snag a young man who is an excellent actor with comedic chops. Continue reading
NEWS, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts: Lt. Jeff Hallock, 714.904.7042, JHallock@ocsd.org; Emily Osterberg, 714.647.1840, EOsterberg@ocsd.org
Dana Hills High School Teacher Arrested for Child Molestation and Pornography
DANA POINT, Calif. – (May 4, 2015) – On Monday, May 04, 2015, Ezequiel Barragan, 48, Aliso Viejo, was arrested following allegations of child molestation and possession of child pornography. (Editor’s Note – Barragan reportedly was a teacher at Santa Ana High School where he also was a varsity baseball coach).
On Monday, May 04, 2015, the Orange County Child Exploitation Task Force (OCCETF) was notified by a United States Postal Service (USPS) agent regarding an ongoing child pornography investigation. Barragan has been the target of a USPS investigation resulting in discovery of information that he also engaged in sexual relations with a male juvenile over the last two years. Today’s investigation has included interviews, search warrants and review of evidence obtained by investigators. Continue reading
Paul Guzman
Paul William Guzman (39) Santa Ana was shot to death on Wednesday, at about 2:50 p.m., at the 1100 block of West Chestnut Avenue, near Santa Ana High School, which is on Spring Break, according to CBS News.
A female neighbor of the victim said that he had been talking to another man in his front yard, when she heard what sounded like three gunshots. Continue reading
Santa Ana High School – Financial Aid Family Night
Assemblyman Tom Daly, in partnership with Santa Ana High School, invites you and your student to attend a financial aid workshop this Wednesday evening:
Santa High School – Financial Aid Family Night
6:00pm, Wednesday, January 14th
Auditorium
520 West Walnut Street Continue reading
For the past 5 years, New Hope Presbyterian Church, in Orange, has sponsored a benefit concert to keep music alive for Santa Ana High School and Willard Intermediate. This year the benefit concert will be held on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014 at Santa Ana High School, in the Bill Medley Auditorium, at 520 W. Walnut St., in Santa Ana.
This year’s benefit concert is entitled “Return to Motown” and will feature: Continue reading
Santa Ana High School Turns 125 Years Old
Santa Ana High School Marks 125th Anniversary Celebration of Excellence and Tradition
THE EVENT: Santa Ana High School celebrates 125 years of excellence in a special program to take place in front of the high school, located at 520 West Walnut Street, on Saturday, September 6, 2014 beginning at 9:00 a.m.
As one of the oldest schools in the region and the oldest school in the district, Santa Ana High School is known for its cultural richness and tradition. Known as the Saints, the school prides itself with the slogan “Once a Saint, Always a Saint,” meaning no matter when you graduated, you are always a part of the Santa Ana High School family. Continue reading