Santana High School

Santana High School
Address
9915 Magnolia Avenue
Santee, California
USA
Coordinates 32°51′25″N 116°58′12″W / 32.857°N 116.970°W / 32.857; -116.970Coordinates: 32°51′25″N 116°58′12″W / 32.857°N 116.970°W / 32.857; -116.970
Information
Type Public comprehensive secondary
Motto "Home of Scholars and Champions"
Established 1965
School district Grossmont Union High School District
Principal Tim Schwuchow
Faculty 58.73 FTE
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1,509 (2014-15)[1]
Campus Urban
Color(s)               
Nickname Sultans
Rival West Hills High School
Accreditation Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
Yearbook Sultan Memories
Website Santana High School

Santana High School, located in Santee, California, is part of the Grossmont Union High School District.

2001 shooting

On March 5, 2001, fifteen-year-old Charles Andrew Williams killed two, and wounded thirteen at Santana High School.[2] Bryan Zuckor, a fellow student, was the first killed, as he and another student, Trevor Edwards, were shot in the bathroom where Williams began. Williams then exited the bathroom and headed for the Santana High School quad, where he opened fire on surrounding students and faculty. There, he fatally shot another student, Randy Gordon, and wounded twelve others (ten students and two staff). Williams then returned to the bathroom where he continued shooting at students, later surrendering to the police.

Personal accounts of the events relate the initial confusion during the incident, describing the sound of the shots as "like firecrackers". Panic followed as people began to realize what was happening. Witnesses also describe Williams as "smiling" during the shooting. Referring to the chaos after the shooting, one parent remarked, "They just don't have a system to handle this." Students and faculty were evacuated to a nearby shopping center, and local businesses and churches helped to handle students and parents. Others also said that they heard him saying, weeks before the shootings, that he was "going to pull a Columbine".

He was apprehended by police in the same bathroom in which he started. He was later sentenced 50 years to life and will be eligible for parole in 2052.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Santana High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20010308054023/http://www.thesandiegochannel.com/sand/news/stories/news-52409720010305-110346.html
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