Savanna High School
| Savanna High School | |
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| Address | |
| 301 North Gilbert Street Anaheim, California, 92801 United States of America |
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| Information | |
| School type | Secondary |
| Established | 1961 |
| School board | Anaheim Union High School District |
| Superintendent | Dr. Elizabeth Novack Ph.D. |
| Principal | Manuel Colón |
| Vice principal | Carlos Hernandez, Matthew Griffin, and Alison Konrad |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 2,500 (approx, as of 2009) |
| Language | English |
| Schedule | 7:55 AM - 2:37 PM |
| Color(s) | Red & Gray |
| Mascot | Johnny Rebel |
| Team name | Rebels |
Savanna High School (SHS) is a high school in the Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD), located in the city of Anaheim in Orange County, California, of the United States. Savanna was established in 1961 and is one of eight comprehensive high schools within the district. Their mascot is "Johnny Rebel", a name given to the statue of a civil war era soldier in the middle of the central courtyard of the school. "Savanna High School Mighty Marching Band and Colorguard" have been to the Bands of America Field Tournament, Tournament of Champions, The Hawaii Invitational, and is the only school in the district to qualify in the SCSBOA Championships and place as they won first for their 2009-2010 show Medieval Motives.
[edit] The Mighty Marching Rebel Band And Colorgaurd
The Mighty Marching Rebel Band And Colorgaurd is one the few schools in the Auhsd that has qualified for the SCSBOA championships all 12 years. In 2008, their show Letters From Home won them 4th place. In 2009, their show Medival Motives won them the championships with 1st place. In 2010, their show Sacred Ground won them 7th place. In 2011, their show Danzes del Mundo won them [again] 4th place. This Savanna band has been a 5A division band and only in the 2011-2012 season has the band moved up one division to compete against bigger bands.
[edit] Notable alumni
Notable alumni of Savanna High School include:
- Don Aase, former major league baseball pitcher
- Marty Castillo, former major league baseball catcher/infielder
- Steve DeBerg, former National Football League quarterback
- Stephen Hillenburg, creator of SpongeBob SquarePants
- Glenn Hoffman, former major league baseball infielder, presently a coach for the San Diego Padres
- Trevor Hoffman, major league baseball relief pitcher
- Al Hrabosky, former major league baseball relief pitcher, nicknamed The Mad Hungarian
- Greg Mathews, former major league baseball pitcher
- Bernice Orwig, water polo player who won silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Rick Ownbey, former major league baseball pitcher
- Andrew Pari , radio psychotherapist/talk show host
- John L. Valentine, Utah state senator
- Cress Williams, Film and television actor
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Savanna Band and Colorguard
- Savanna NJROTC
- Savanna Library
- Zangle Parent Connection
- Zangle Student Connection
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