SAHS Alma Mater
Hail Santa Anna,
Hail Mountaineers,
We’re always loyal,
All through the years.
List to our praises,
Hear our pledge to you,
Hail to the S.A.H.S.
Alma Mater true.
Fight Song
On Santa Anna, On Santa Anna,
Push right through that line,
Carry the ball around the goal post
We will win this game—-
FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!
On Santa Anna, On Santa Anna,
Fight hard for your game,
Fight fellows, Fight, Fight, Fight.
We’ll Win this game!
2009 Homecoming Honorees Announced
The Santa Anna Ex Student's Association has announced the 2009 Homecoming Honorees from the Class of 1989 and the Class of 1959. The honorees will be recognized in pregame ceremonies before the Homecoming football game on Friday October 9th and during the Santa Anna Ex Students Association Annual Meeting at the SAHS Auditorium on Saturday October the 10th.
The 2009 Coming Home Queen from the SAHS Class of 1989 is Belinda Deal Washington.
Belinda Washington, is the daughter of Virginia Deal and the late Joe Deal. Belinda is married to Prezell Washington, and has two sons; Christian and Jordan, and a daughter Alexis.
Belinda began school in Santa Anna in the first grade. While in school, Belinda participated in a variety of sports and band receiving several awards in both group and individual competitions. Belinda was also awarded Band Sweetheart, and was voted most friendly her senior year. She graduated from Santa Anna High School in 1989 and attended Cisco Jr. College.
Belinda makes her home in Santa Anna; with her husband and family, along with her many nieces and nephews. Employed through the years in several capacities in the healthcare field, Belinda currently works for a home health agency.
She enjoys attending her children's many activities, and supporting her favorite Santa Anna Mountaineers in all their endeavors. Belinda loves the Lord with all of her heart and she and her family are actively involved in the Assembly of God church in her home town of Santa Anna.
The 2008 Coming Home King from the SAHS Class of 1989 is Jackie Smith.
Jackie Smith graduated from Santa Anna High School in 1989. Upon graduating, Jackie’s short term goal was to gain some work experience before starting college by working for Engine Prototype Development where he built specialized high performance racing engines. In 1991, Jackie started Tarleton State University. Throughout his college experience, Jackie was involved in many activities and organizations including: the Baptist Student Ministry executive council in 1993, Baptist Student Ministry president/executive council 1994/1995, and Horticulture Club member from 1993-1996. Jackie was employed by Architectural Landscape Design in Granbury from 1993–1996 and by Tarleton State University as a dormitory monitor for women’s housing and night security in1995-1996. Jackie was active in Chi Alpha, a Christian ministry organization from 1993-1996 and was inducted into Alpha Zeta, an honors Agriculture Fraternity in 1996. Jackie was a student member of the Texas Association of Landscape Contractors, TALC, and a scholarship recipient of TALC in 1994. Upon graduating from Tarleton State University in 1996, Jackie earned a B.S. in Agriculture with an emphasis on Horticulture and Landscape Management and received a GPA of 3.26. In 1996, Jackie formed Absolute Accents with the vision to produce unique accent plants for the landscape industry. In 1997,
Jackie married Michelle and they decided it was in their best interest to start landscaping for themselves in order to achieve their long term dreams and goals. In 1997 they began landscape installations under the name of Absolute Accents with the plans to later establish the growing operations. Jackie and Michelle installed landscapes together for the first year and then hired one additional employee in late 1998. In 1999, they added an additional employee and maintained that structure for the next several years. When expecting their first child in 2000, wife, Michelle, began keeping the books and the kids while Jackie performed installation activities. Since 2000, Absolute Accents primarily maintained an installation crew of three to four including Jackie himself. In 2009, Absolute Accents incorporated and hired Jackie’s mother, Janice Hipsher, to handle book keeping which added to Jackie’s vision by having a family business. Absolute Accents Inc. is active in Texas Nursery and Landscape Association or TNLA.
While active in TNLA, Jackie has designed and supervised the installation of the display gardens at the Ft. Worth Home and Garden Show, both spring and fall, for more than 10 events and has helped coordinate landscaping with The Neil Sperry All Garden Show and TNLA. Jackie served as President of Region V from 2004-2007 and is currently on the Board of Directors for Region V of the TNLA. He served on the state planning committees for TNLA in 2005/2006. In 2005, Jackie received the TNLA Young Leader Award and Absolute Accents received state landscape awards in 2005 & 2006. Jackie was recognized in the Ft Worth Star Telegram with a two page feature article on a unique landscape he installed in Crowley, Texas in 2004 and was, also, featured in an article in the Dallas Morning News highlighting a deck and landscape installed in Palo Pinto County in 2008.
Jackie currently serves on the Board of Trustees at the Wesley Foundation at Tarleton State University. Jackie resides in Santo, Texas with his wife Michelle and two boys, J.T. – 9 years old and Mason – 7 years old. Jackie is a member of the United Methodist Church in Gordon, Texas and is active in church, Boy Scouts, 4-H, youth sports, and various other activities.
The 2009 Ex Student of the Year from the SAHS Class of 1959 is Buddy Wylie .
Buddy Wylie graduated from Santa Anna High School, Class of 1959. He then attended McMurry University where he worked at Sears part time while going to college. Upon his completion of McMurry University in 1964, he received a BBA degree and was employed as management trainee at Sears for two years.
He then became a sales representative at the Ethicon division of Johnson and Johnson where he was promoted to trainer of new sales representatives. Buddy’s next assignment was to be one of only ten cardiovascular suture specialists. Along with this job, a move to California was required. After returning to Texas, Buddy became a trainer for the ophthalmology division of Johnson and Johnson.
For the last 25 years, he has been employed by Stryker Orthopedics as a sales representative for hip and knee replacements. Buddy currently spends numerous hours in the operating room as a technical representative.
Buddy and wife, Linda who is a retired elementary teacher, have celebrated 45 years of marriage, have two grown children, Chris and Alisha, and are the proud Grandparents of 5 grandchildren. Buddy and Linda now reside in the community of Arlington, Texas, where they are members of the Methodist Church and spend many hours in the bleachers watching sporting events supporting their favorite teams coached by their son and daughter-in-law.
Buddy enjoys playing golf once in a while and tennis as much as possible. He is a member of a Super Senior tennis team where “super” does not indicate skill level but chronological situation. Buddy has been fortunate to play for the national championship for two out of the last four years. He has not won the championship yet, but he is still trying!