SAHS AVID students that have been enrolled and participated in the college preparatory program for 3 or more years will qualify for an AVID White stole or cord to be worn at graduation. 

All SAHS students are required to complete 40 hours of community service.  Students that have gone above and beyond their service to the community can earn a cord or stole to be worn at graduation.

100 Hours or more - Red/White/Blue Cord

300 Hours or more - White & Red Trim Stole

The film academy is an arts, industry and English academic integrate course pathway. In the first 2 years of the pathway, students develop their storytelling and writing skills and apply it to the filmmaking process. By their 3rd and 4th year, students utilize their research and knowledge of filmmaking to address documentary storytelling, and experimental design in a senior thesis. Every year students enter their work in film festivals and screen their films for college and community members. In order to achieve completion, students must participate in at least 3 years of the film pathway with English and production courses, and hold a 2.5 GPA or higher. Students will earn a Grey stole to be worn at graduation.

The Elizabeth G Macias Legal Studies Academy is a State sanctioned public high school feeder into "The California LAW Pathway". California LAW is a community college to university to law school pipeline established by the California State Bar and California Dept. of Education to bring diversity into the careers of law. The Academy is multiple collaborative partnerships with a variety of professionals who provide intensive mentoring, internships, and assistance in bridging the gap for Santa Ana students to achieve the careers within the court system. The students participate in rigorous mock trial competitions, host peer courts, complete case law driven essays, attend guest speaker series, seminars, and field trips. Upon completion of the program, students will earn a Black stole to be worn at graduation.

Students compete at the local and national levels in several tournaments through the year.  Tournaments are held in OC and LA County, national tournaments are held at Bradley University in Peoria, Illionois, Glenbrooks schools in Chicago, Illionois, Harvard in Boston, Massachusetts, and the National Speech and Debate Tournament is held in a new state every year. While all students compete at the local level, spots at travel tournaments are earned through hard work, dedication, positive attitude, and through performances at local tournaments.  Santa Ana High school is a nationally ranked team and is in the top 50 best teams in the country.  SAHS is the National State Champions and the OC Champions for 2021.  Overall, it is a very diverse program, and we have students from all different types of groups who just want a space to find their own voices. It can be a very demanding program, but students tend to love being a part of it and find that it affords them many opportunities!  Students earn trophies and medals at tournaments.

Associated Student Body is designed to develop our future leaders of tomorrow.  They are the ambassadors for pride and spirit and lead each class as the voice for their fellow saints in creating activities and programs.  ASB positions are elected by the student body.  Students participating in ASB for all 4 years and represent the ASB Cabinet as a senior (if they were not in the class for all 4 years) while maintaining a GPA of 2.5 will earn a Columbia Blue stole to be worn at graduation.