A List of Anaheim Principals from 1869-2017

Anaheim Principals

Click on the principal’s name to see photos and bios when available.

  1. James Miller Guinn – 1869-1871 (12 years*)
  2. C. P. Evans – 1898-1900 (2 years)
  3. Fred Athearn – 1900-1902 (2 years)
  4. Charles E. Taylor – 1902-1903 (1 year) – no photo available
  5. H.F. Pinnell – 1903-1905 (2 years) – no photo available
  6. Inez Payton – 1905-1907 (2 years – first female principal) – no photo available
  7. Franklin Walker – 1907-1913 (6 years)
  8. W. Hauck – 1913-1917 (4 years)
  9. Claude R. Prince – 1917-1919 (3 years)
  10. Joseph A. Clayes 1919 – 1941 (22 years)
  11. Paul H. DeMaree – 1941-1954 (13 years)
  12. Frank Kellogg – 1954-1962 (8 years)
  13. Chester R. Shirk – 1962-1968 (6 years)
  14. Avon P. Carlson – 1968-1976 (8 years)
  15. Dale M. Schroeder – 1976-1983 (7 years)
  16. Maggie M. Carrillo – 1983-1990 (7 years)
  17. Craig Haugen – 1990-1993 (3 years)
  18. Jack Weber 1993-1995 (2 years)
  19. Doug Munsey – 1995-1998 (3 years)
  20. Pat Savage – 1998–2000 (2 years)
  21. Carl Hecht – 2000-2004 (4 years)
  22. Ben Sanchez – 2004-2013 (9 years)
  23. Anna Corral – 2013-2017 (4 years)
  24. Robert Saldivar** – 2017 – Present

* Guinn was the first Anaheim principal to offer subjects for high school diplomas in 1874. By the time he left Anaheim in 1881, only one student – Matilda Rampau – had received a high school diploma. 

**First alumnus principal