On Dec. 7, more than 100 floral design and advanced floral design students and teachers from Nipomo High School, Santa Maria High School, and Pioneer Valley High School’s FFA programs joined forces with Kiwanis International and the Phoenix Decorating Company to help prepare floats for this year’s Rose Parade in Pasadena, aka the Pasadena Tournament of Roses.
At the decorating company’s facilities in Irwindale prior to the parade (slated for Jan. 1, 2025), the participating students and teachers were part of a team of more than 200 volunteers, who spent about seven hours meticulously preparing flowers, creating designs, and contributing to float decorations.
“I was blown away by the grand scale of the floats and the incredible attention to detail in every component,” participating student Jenna Ramirez said in press materials. “It was fun working with other floral design students, and I’m proud of the work our team contributed.” Δ
This article appears in Dec 19-29, 2024.