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!
2008 Homecoming Honorees Announced
The Santa Anna Ex Student's Association has announced the 2008 Homecoming Honorees from the Class of 1988 and the Class of 1958. The honorees will be recognized in pregame ceremonies before the Homecoming football game on Friday October 17th and during the Santa Anna Ex Students Association Annual Meeting at the SAHS Auditorium on Saturday October the 18th.
The 2008 Coming Home Queen from the SAHS Class of 1988 is Stephanie Hartman Edwards.
Stephanie attended Santa Anna schools from kindergarten through graduation. During her four years in high school, she was a member of the SAHS band, a twirler for two years, drum major for two years and was a member of the tennis team. Upon graduation, Stephanie moved to San Angelo where she attended Angelo State university before moving to the Dallas/Fort Worth area in 1990 where she continued her education at the University of Texas in Arlington.
In the spring of 1991, she did a field placement course through UTA where she volunteered for Child Protective Services. When the field placement ended, she was offered and accepted a full time position as a Case Aid for Child Protective Services while continuing to attend college courses to pursue her degree in Social Work.
Stephanie received a Bachelors Degree in Social Work in 1997 and was an investigator for Child Protective Services in Dallas County for the next year. In 1998, Stephanie transferred to the Coleman County Child Protective Services office and moved back to Santa Anna. She was a Case Worker in Coleman, Runnels, Brown and Comanche Counties until December 2007 when she accepted a position in the Abilene Child Protective Services Regional offices as a Program Specialist with the Family Group Decision Making Program.
Stephanie continues to reside in Santa Anna and commutes to cover about a dozen counties in her Child Protective Services work. Stephanie has one daughter, Hannah who is an 8th grader at Santa Anna Jr. High, carrying on the tradition of Proud Mountaineers for the Hartman family. Stephanie is married to James Edwards. She is actively involved in the First Baptist Church in Santa Anna and the Santa Anna Booster Club.
The 2008 Coming Home King from the SAHS Class of 1988 is Jeremy Hartman.
Jeremy attended Santa Anna schools from kindergarten through graduation, and was the valedictorian of the class of '88.
After high school, Jeremy attended Texas Tech University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude with bachelors degrees in communications and political science. While at Tech, he was a member of several academic honor societies and was the highest ranking graduate of the Telecommunications degree program in 1992.
He attended Law School at the University of Texas, graduating in 1995. After graduation, he stayed in Austin and began working for the Texas Attorney General's Office. Jeremy was employed as an Assistant Attorney General for four years, working in the Law Enforcement Defense and Habeas Corpus Divisions.
In 1999, he became a staff attorney for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, which is Texas' highest court for criminal cases. He has been with the Court for ten years, and continues to live in Austin.
Stephanie and Jeremy are both 3rd generation Santa Anna High graduates.
The 2008 Ex Student of the Year from the SAHS Class of 1958 is Bobby Joe Densman.
Bobby Joe graduated from Santa Anna High School and spent the next 8 years searching for something to hang his future on. In 1966, Bobby moved to Abilene, Texas, after joining the Abilene Fire Department. Upon his completion of Recruit School, he served as a firefighter until; he was promoted to Senior Fire Fighter in 1969, when he took a step up in to Apparatus Engineer, which, for you citizens, is commonly known as the "fire truck driver". In 1975, after much study, Bobby tested for and received the rank of Lieutenant. Bobby chose to move into the Training Division in 1986, training many recruits over the next 8 years - many of which are now Lieutenant and Captains in their own right. He has had a rescue tool named after him, which is called the Densman Strap. It is used as an aid in the fire service to assist the firefighter in removing victims from hazardous areas. Bobby retired from the Abilene Fire Department in 1994.
After 2 years of retirement, (and after playing golf everyday) Bobby joined the Governors’ Division of Emergency Management as one of (9) Regional Liaison Officers for the State of Texas. Bobby assisted local and county governments in creating disaster plans for their areas and obtain needed essentials during disasters. He assisted in the Houston and Del Rio floods and many other major disasters over the next 7 years. Bobby’s last assignment was part of the recovery team for the space shuttle disaster.
Bobby has 4 grown children whose careers range from Teacher to Preacher, Legal Assistant to Chef. Bobby is the proud Grandfather of 6 natural grandchildren, 4 more by marriage and 1 by choice.
Bobby and Sharon live in the community of Buffalo Gap, Texas, population 463. They are members of the First Baptist Church.