Friday, March 12th was the final day of Spring Fling week and the theme was Myths and Legends. Fewer students and staff turned out in costumes than during the previous days, but the ones that did were classic.
Mait Raio, Master of Technology, came dressed as Hermes. Hermes is one of the twelve Olympian gods and a child of Zeus. He was the messenger god and also the patron of travelers, merchants and thieves. Mr. Raio stated that he chose Hermes because he was "just the messenger."
Gabe Enriquez, Guiding Light of the SPHS Associated Student Body, came dressed as Thor. Thor is from Norse mythology and is the god of thunder and lightning. Thor was known for his quick temper and fought giants and monsters with his famous hammer, Mjollnir. Mr. Enriquez said he chose Thor so that he could "put the hammer down on my class."
Karen Soble, Mistress of all that is Legendary and Mythological, came dressed as Gwynevere (or Guinevere) because her Myths and Legends classes are currently studying King Arthur. Gwynevere is from Arthurian mythology and was King Arthur's queen when he ruled Camelot. "The dress was flashy and elaborate, the dress of a queen," said Ms. Soble. "I loved the long sleeves but they were difficult to wear, they knocked everything off my desk. I thought a crown was a bit too much so I wore the head band with ribbons."
Ms. Sobles' Mythology and Legends class is an exciting class in which students have the opportunity to study a variety of legends ranging from thousands of years ago to near the present day. These include Greek, Viking and Egyptian mythology as well as King Arthur, El Cid and even Robin Hood and Pecos Bill. A field trip in May to Medieval Times is a favorite event that students look forward to all year. Mythology and Legends is a college prep. Level class and is open to any senior.
ASB’s Spring Fling Rally was held at the end of the day today and the opening featured the national anthem performed by one of our talented vocalists. The theme of the rally was “Boys vs. Girls” and the first game was between eight students, four boys and four girls – split into teams of two. The object of the game was for one member to pull the other halfway across the floor on a piece of carpet, do a series of jumping jacks and pushups, “wheelbarrow” across the rest of the floor and then consume a rather unique mixture of pudding and corn, elegantly wrapped in a diaper. When all was said and done, the boys’ team won this rather unsavory contest.
This was followed by a cheer volume contest between the boys and the girls. It was quite loud. A second game followed, again between teams of boys and girls. This one was a simple eating contest to see who could eat the most jalapenos and drink the most soda. The boys again won this contest. Following this, ASB recognized both the Santa Paula High School Baseball and Softball teams. A second cheer volume contest was held with the girls yelling “Oh-La-La” and the boys yelling “Yeah Bro”. Again – both sides were very loud. The Golf team was then recognized as well as the Wrestling team. ASB pointed out that although Wrestling was a Winter sport, this year was the fifth year in a row (5-peat?) that they won the championship.
