Halloween / Santa Paula-Fillmore Game

The end of October was a busy one with both the classic Santa Paula-Fillmore football game and Halloween occurring during the same week!



Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, so ASB declared Thursday Halloween dress up day. Many students and teachers wore their Halloween costumes, including Mr. Lopez in his most excellent Hellboy costume, pictured to the left. A Haunted Hallway was set up by ASB members in the mysterious dark and locked hallway behind the library. The Haunted Hallway was a big (and loud) success.

Friday is the classic Santa Paula-Fillmore football game. This is the 99th year the two teams have played, and Cardinal students and teachers demonstrated their pride by wearing the school colors of red and white and participating in events such as "Smash the Flashes Car"

Academic Achievement / Higher Education Day

This Wednesday, October 21st, Santa Paula High School honored students who earned a 2.5 or higher GPA or significantly improved their grades on their last report card. Eligible students received their tickets at the beginning of forth period and were excused to the Bryden Gym for a special academic assembly followed by lunch provided by the school.

After lunch, seniors attended a college seminar and participated in a college fair in the courtyard that hosted over 20 representatives from various colleges.

The event was a great success and the administration complemented the participating students for their behavior and enthusiasm in continuing their education after high school.

Santa Paula High School Blood Drive

United Blood Services visited Santa Paula High School this Thursday for the Fall blood drive. Sponsored by the Associated Student Body, over 100 students signed up to donate blood and save lives. This year the minimum age to donate blood was lowered to 16 years (with parental permission), and this helped increase the number of students donating. Students donating blood were rewarded with a cool shirt as well as the traditional cookies and juice.

United Blood Services is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1943. They provide blood and blood products to over 500 hospitals throughout the United States, helping over 15 million people in need of lifesaving blood.

If you missed donating blood this time, don't worry - Santa Paula High School will be holding a second blood drive this spring.

Santa Paula High School FFA Petting Zoo

For the twelfth year in a row, the Santa Paula High School FFA is sponsoring a petting zoo at the Faulkner Farms Pumpkin Patch. This year's petting zoo has a varied collection of cute animals, including baby chicks, ducks, and piglets. Visitors will also get to see a young heifer calf, lambs and goats. The petting zoo is staffed by friendly and knowledgeable FFA students that can answer any questions you or your kids might have about the animals. All this for only a couple dollars!

The money raised will be used to support FFA programs at Santa Paula High School, including maintaining the Agriculture Academy's farm, purchasing animals and equipment, and helping students pay for leadership conferences. In addition to raising money for FFA programs, students gain valuable experience working with the animals, helping the community and interacting with the public. Every Friday, senior interns will lead tours of the farm for school children from local elementary schools.

The Faulkner Farms Pumpkin Patch is put on by the Santa Paula Rotary Club and has many other attractions for the entire family, ranging from pony rides for the kids, a pumpkin chucker (a big catapult type device the hurls pumpkins), a unique country store, gardens, live music, a wide variety of food, and much more. The Pumpkin Patch is open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekend in October, except for Halloween when the Pumpkin Patch closes at 3:00. Admission is only $3.00.