By Elizabeth Bock Staff Writer Illustration by Angelica Navarro Staff Illustator 4/5 stars Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children dazzled audiences with Director Tim Burton’s trademark dark imagination and intricate character costumes. Although the movie strays from Ransom Riggs’s original novel, the film’s changes actually help to bring the book to life on the big […]
The Head and the Heart captivates all ages at the Greek Theater
By Sammy Park Staff Writer Photo by Sammy Park Fans of all ages enjoyed the melodic sounds of the Washington band, The Head and the Heart on a brisk Friday night. The concert was held at the Greek Theater on October 7th. Notably missing from the band’s lineup was vocalist Josiah Johnson who has taken […]
Boys’ Water Polo Demolishes Blair
By Matt Wakumoto Assoc. Sports Editor Photos by Thomas Forman Staff Photographer In the midst of a disappointing start to the season, boys’ water polo renewed their confidence with an impressive 19-3 win over the Blair Vikings. The team’s offense pummeled Blair on the fast break, and reestablished their identity after last weeks’ stagnant performance against La […]
Girls’ golf completes season in League Prelims
By Luke Quezada Staff Writer Photo by Kevin Huang Staff Photographer Individual play for the varsity girls’ golf season came to an end in league prelims on Monday, October 17 and Tuesday, October 18. However, senior co-captain Caitlyn Yamashita will advance to the next round to compete for the CIF title individually. Prelims were spread over […]
Girls’ volleyball falls to San Marino in four sets
By Riley Segal Assoc. Sports Editor Photos by Tucker Judkins Online Managing Editor The girls’ volleyball team suffered a loss to rival San Marino in the two team’s second matchup at home on Tuesday, October 18. The Tigers fell in four sets, winning the first 25-19 and losing the next three 20-25, 18-25, and 18-25. […]
Matt Wakumoto
Sophomore Matt Wakumoto joined Tiger in his sophomore year to express his love for sports and writing. He often vents his anger about USC football by sleepwalking and aggressively reading post game articles. m.wakumoto@tigernewspaper.com
Sandy Grossman
Senior Sandy Grossman enjoys three things in life: dwarven weaponry, tv shows about the OJ Simpson murder trial, and the song Renegade by Styx. When he’s not enjoying the finer things in life, he’s copy editing article for the illustrious Tiger Newspaper. s.grossman@tigernewspaper.com
Brandon Yung
Having covered school board meetings since he started, Brandon looks to write about issues that concern students through Tiger Newspaper. He is currently a Junior at SPHS, and is in his second year as a staff writer at Tiger. b.yung@tigernewspaper.com
Truman Lesak
As technology continues to become a bigger part of our lives, the need for eye catching graphics becomes more and more valuable to a business. As Tiger’s graphic designer, Truman Lesak is creative and passionate in creating graphics on creating a unique message across. With plenty of business experience, and with a dream to pursue […]
Maya Williamson
Sophomore Maya Williamson is excited to be joining the Tiger staff this year as a writer. As a member of Youth and Government and various school clubs, her main goal is to help communicate the diverse perspectives of people on campus and in the community, within the pages of Tiger Newspaper. m.williamson@tigernewspaper.com
Hana Tyszka
When she isn’t plunking away at a piano or attempting to learn Polish, Hana is most definitely with her camera. She is incredibly grateful for the opportunity she was given to be a part of Tiger Newspaper, and for the people she has worked alongside for two years. Hana is passionate about portrait photography and […]
Michael Stukan
Michael’s acute interest for innovative graphic design was the impetus for his to join Tiger Newspaper as a sophomore. This year he shares the position of Design Editor with Sandra Moore, a role he originated for himself last year. Michael’s other interests include contemporary art, dance, and fashion design, the latter of which he intends […]
Dashiel Bove
Junior Dashiel Bove is a lover of all things history, literature, and film. A connoisseur of movies and video games, Dashiel is always in search of something to read. When he’s not delving deeper into the more obscure corners of arthouse film or reading history texts, Dashiel is writing for Tiger or his own personal […]
Declan Chin
Declan Chin joined Tiger junior year for a creative outlet. Tiger helped him discover his passion for writing, and now he will have the chance to give back to Tiger as this year’s Feature Editor. d.chin@tigernewspaper.com
Football clinches playoff berth by defeating La Cañada
By Ryan Nakamura Staff Writer Photos by Matt Scholtz Photography Editor Varsity football secured its second consecutive playoff berth after defeating the La Cañada Spartans on their homecoming night with a final score of 31-6 last Friday, October 14. With Blair High School forfeiting their entire season due to an insufficient number of players, the […]
Boys’ water polo suffers third RHL loss to La Cañada
By Matt Wakumoto Assoc. Sports Editor Photo by Thomas Forman Staff Photographer Boys’ water polo continued their downward descent in the Rio Hondo League standings after suffering their third loss of the season to La Cañada on Thursday, October 13. Despite a strong showing early in the game, the team was punished by their own […]