John Denno is the active principal of Nipomo High School as of the 2020-2021 school year, and was an early member of the NHS staff.     Q  What is it like to be the principal of a school during a pandemic? What is the workload like of trying to manage the lives of 900+ students from...

Do you like music or silence when you study? “Music because it calms my mind more.” -Jazzy Espinoza

Do you like music or silence when you study? “Music but with no vocals because I feel that it helps me focus.” -Jacob Jimenez

Do you like music or silence when you study? “Silence. It keeps me calm.” -Aaron Silva

Do you like music or silence when you study? “Music. It helps me focus and is less boring.” -Cameron Salama

Do you like music or silence when you study? “Music because it keeps my mind occupied when I’m spacing out.” -Kevin Stratton

Jennifer Matsura, Librarian “Sleep.”

Trisha Oksner, Career Counselor “Family movie night. We pick a movie, get some popcorn and just watch it.”

Matt Paradis, Biology and AP Environmental Science Teacher “I hangout with my family and my wife and our 7 year old, often travel here, there and everywhere in between.”

Kelly Sutherland, Creative Media Arts Teacher “On Saturday morning I workout with my husband, then we usually film a hello quest video. On Sunday I go to church and play on the worship team and then have lunch with my church friends.”

“I wanted to be a veterinarian when I was in third grade. I realized I didn’t have the passion for animals that I thought I had. At this point I don’t know what I want to do, but I’m hoping that in college I’ll figure it out.” -Taylor Kaiser, 12

“I think I wanted to  be a dance teacher, but I don’t dance so… I don’t know what I want to be, but I think I want to do food science and nutrition.” -Mariana Torres, 12

“I wanted to be a mechanical engineer and I still want to be one because ever since I went to Cal Poly Engineer Day when I was four I knew I wanted to do it.” -Joseph Faour

“I wanted to be a ballerina, I thought for sure I was going to be a prima ballerina. I took dance classes for years, but I couldn’t make it onto point so I never advanced. Now I want to be a nurse.” -Isabella Martinez, 12

“I wanted to be a princess who also practiced medicine. Now I just want to be a doctor or professor.” -Jackie Soto, 12

“I guess I wanted to be an artist. It’s not my dream job anymore because I’d rather have it as a hobby rather than a job.” -Valentino Bernal, 12

“I wanted to be a firefighter for a long time, but as I got older I began to realize that risking my life everyday was not my idea of fun.” -Lucas Ahler, 12

“When I was younger I really didn’t think of my dream job, but I knew I always wanted to help people. To this day, it’s still my dream to help people in need.” -Glecy Umali, 12

“I wanted to be a fashion designer, but now I don’t because I can’t even sew.” -Taylor Ward, 12

“My dream job when I was younger was to be a barrel racer and ride my horse in the rodeo but now I know that that was unrealistic and now my dream job is to become a vet or go into a career that involves animals because it allows me to still be around animals and care for them.” -Morgan Mirau, 12