Santa Paula High School

Santa Paula High School
Location
404 North Sixth Street, Santa Paula, CA
Information
Type	Public
Established	1891
Principal	Paul Marietti
Faculty	72
Enrollment	1,650 students
Campus	A Ventura County Historical Landmark
Color(s)	Red & White
Mascot	Joe Cardinal
Website	sphs.net

Santa Paula High School is one of two schools in the Santa Paula Union High School District. It is located in Santa Clara Valley in Santa Paula, California. It is home of the Cardinals.

History

Originally founded in 1889 as the Santa Paula Academy, a private school run by the Congregational Church Association. In 1891 the city agreed with the association to convert the Academy to a public school and renamed it Santa Paula High School.

Clubs and activities

SPHS Is home to a number of extracurricular activities some of which include:

• Anime Club
• ASB
• California Scholarship Federation
• FFA (Future Farmers of America)
• Geography Bowl
• Interact
• Key Club
• Knowledge Bowl
• Link Crew
• Marching Band
• MESA (Math, Engineering, Science Academy)
• Mock Trial
• National Honors Society
• S.E.S.P.E.A (Students Encouraging Social, Political, Environmental Action)
• Theater Team
• Human Services
• Yearbook
• Association Of Big Chiles

Upcoming Events

• August 18, 2009: School Begins
• September 17, 2009: Back to School Night

Athletics

Santa Paula High School is home to many athletes and is supervised by many coaches and volunteers. The Athletic Director is Danny Guzman.

• Baseball
• Mens and Women's Basketball
• Women's Volleyball
• Football
• Golf
• Mens & Women's Soccer
• Softball
• Swimming
• Women's Tennis
• Track and Field
• Wrestling

References

www.spuhsd.k12.ca.us/sphs
www.SPHS.net