Back to School Night

Santa Paula High Schools' Back to School night started off with an assembly held for the parents in the Auditorium. Principal Marietti greeted our students' parents and thanked them for their attending. Inviting parents to take this opportunity to meet their children's teachers, Mr. Marietti stressed the importance of good communication and working as a team to support our student's academic success.

Following the principal's introduction, parents were invited to join the school PTSA (Parent Teacher Student Association) to help support the school community. Assistant Principal Garcia then discussed Zangle's Parent Connect system, explaining how parents can sign up and how it can be used to easily track student's grades and progress.

Upon the conclusion of the assembly at 7:00, parents progressed through their student's schedules. Each "class" was ten minutes long, and teachers presented the topics they covered in their classes as well as their grading and classroom policies. With five minute passing periods, the entire day's schedule took about an hour and a half.

Refreshments were provided by the school in center courts. Parents, students and staff were served Kathy Klienhans' award winning cookies made with her top secret recipe as well as coffee, water and other beverages. Jostens also had a booth set up in center courts for students who wanted to get their class ring orders sent in early.

This year's Back to School night was a success, with excellent attendance and many productive conversations between teachers and parents. Christine Wilkinson stated that she felt that parents were "excited about parent connect". Jill Gregory commented that she was impressed in the efficient way that security helped parents navigate the evening campus and complemented our maintenance staff on how great our historical campus looked.