Spring Fling Week

It's Santa Paula High School's annual Spring Fling Week again! Starting the week is Signal Status Day - Wear red if you're taken, yellow if you're talking and green if you're single. Tuesday is Fake Injury Day. This potentially grisly day was filled with crunches and blood stained bandages. Wednesday is "Er" day, where students will be dress as anything (within reasonably good taste) that ends in an "er", teacher, doctor, chiropractor, astronomer, and as evidenced in the photo to the right, punker. Thursday is the more sedate Gender Power day with girls wearing pink and boys wearing blue. Thursday will also include the Spring Sports Rally! Wrapping up the week will be Myth and Legend day - dress as Thor, Aphrodite, Hercules, Zeus, Odin, Hera, or the legendary character of your choice! Friday will also be a legendary day of rejoicing as it is a minimum day (end of the third quarter)!

SPHS College & Career Fair

On Wednesday, February 24th, the 25th annual Santa Paula High School College and Career fair was held in the McMahon Gym. Over 30 colleges and businesses attended, setting up informational booths and helping our students get an idea of the possibilities available in the "real world" after graduation.

Participants featured many local colleges and employers including:

• Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• CSU Northridge
• CSU Channel Islands
• Marines
• Army
• Navy
• Santa Paula Fire Department
• Santa Paula Police Department
• California Highway Patrol
• National Park Service
• Santa Barbara Business College

and many more!

Over 500 students turned out for the event, and feedback was overwhelmingly positive. One student stated that the fair was "very diverse, not only promoting higher education, but careers." Another student enjoyed the fair, but would have liked to see more colleges, stating that "I think it's good, but it is mainly business. I am looking for something towards education." Teachers attending the fair were also impressed. Mr. Kadansky said the fair "was a great opportunity to see the future."

Glenda Learn, whose herculean efforts have made the College and Career fair increasingly more successful over the years, felt that this year's fair was a great success and that a "good time was had by all".

As Nick Bacigalupo representing the Santa Paula Fire Department said, "Step into your future! Work hard and you'll make it!"

Thanks to Charlee B. who took the photos for this post and interviewed participants at the fair!