Teacher Spotlight: Jennifer Pardini

Written by Judy Wu

This Halloween, French teacher Jennifer Pardini is going to her cousin’s birthday party located in a barn at Santa Cruz. She plans to be dressed as a flapper. Usually, she would dress up, pass out candy and then head to The Castro, located in San Francisco. This year, however, Pardini has decided to not go to the district filled with stylish restaurants and stores. But she can still recall many great Halloween moments she has had.

“One Halloween, I took a picture of a couple of guys who were dressed as Hooter girls. The next day, I showed my students the picture and the boys kept denying that they were boys. They would say, ‘No, they’re really girls. Are you kidding?’ It was hilarious,” Pardini said.

Pardini has had countless funny costumes. One year, she dressed up as a target with fake knives stabbed into the costume; she even had an apple with an arrow on her head. Last Halloween, Pardini was dressed as Cinderella, complete with a blond wig and sparkly dress. This Halloween, Pardini says her costume at school will be a surprise.