In 1999, Harper’s Bazaar magazine published the essay I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Sing by reporter and essayist Francine Prose, a critique of the quality of high school required reading. Prose argued that in high schools, a book’s status as a classic will often override the substance and relevance of the book. The […]
Winter sports: end of the regular season power rankings
Story by Amber Chen, Kimberly Hsueh, Zoe Schlaak, Haelee Kim, Noah Kuhn, & Aanji SinStaff Writers, Associate Opinion Editor, Associate News Editor, & Senior Staff Writer Photo by Oscar Walsh, Ella Jayasekera, Jayden Eden, Katelyn Hernandez, Sean Jin, & Sarah LeePhoto Editor, Associate Photo Editor, & Staff Photographers The Rio Hondo League (RHL) has ended […]
South Pasadena to participate in hometown exchange with Colorado
Story by Lilian Zhu Staff Writer Photo by Curtis Cronn Contributor South Pasadena announced its participation in its first ever two-week domestic exchange program with sister city Windsor, Colorado. Participants will host a student from Windsor for half the duration of the program, then travel to Colorado to live with their family for the second week. Two […]
Athletics construction project to finish demolition process
Story by Sofia Alva and Zoe Schlaak Staff Writers Photo by Oscar Walsh Photo Editor SPUSD’s multi-million dollar athletics and gym site construction project is in the final stages of the demolition process. The district broke ground on the renovation in November 2019, which will focus on refurbishing the main gym and practice gym, construction of a new […]
General Plan adds new focus on sustainability
Story by Audrey Ernst Staff Writer Photo by Sarah Lee Staff Photographer South Pasadena city planners congregated in the City Council chambers, updating residents on changes made to the 2017 General Plan, on Tuesday, Jan. 28 and Saturday, Feb. 1. The General Plan has been revised to focus on sustainability in all aspects, including infrastructure, environmental issues, […]
And the Oscar goes to…
Story by Sofia Alva, Amber Chen, Dominic Marziali, & Matthew TsaiStaff Writers, Online Managing Editor, & Sports Editor Illustration by David SohnStaff Illustrator From Martin Scorcese’s 3.5 hour crime epic to Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of a classic novel to Bong Joon-ho’s genre-blending cult favorite, the Academy Awards have nominated a handful of terrific films. As […]
Boys basketball stumbles against San Marino
Story by Cloe MaurerAssociate Feature Editor Photo by Jayden EdenStaff Photographer Boys basketball fell to rival San Marino, 55-42, in an away game on Thursday, Feb 6. The loss dropped their overall record to 17-11 and 4-6 in the Rio Hondo League. The game remained close until the end, but the Tigers never recovered from […]
Girls basketball ends RHL season with 47-point victory over San Marino
Story by Aanji SinSenior Staff Writer Photo by Sarah LeeStaff Photographer Girls basketball easily defeated the San Marino Titans on the road with a stunning 71-24 victory in its final league game this season on Thursday, Feb. 6. The Tigers’ Rio Hondo League record stands at 6-2 in second place as they prepare to play […]
Boys soccer blows past San Marino
Story by Zoe SchlaakStaff Writer Photo by Oscar WalshPhoto Editor Boys soccer defeated the San Marino Titans, 1-0, on Thursday, Feb. 6, in its last league game of the season. The Tigers’ final Rio Hondo League record stands at 5-4-1, while the overall record stands at 8-8-2. Both teams prevented each other from taking any […]
Girls soccer drops league finale to San Marino
Story by Noah KuhnAssociate News Editor Photo by Sean JinStaff Photographer Girls soccer fell, 2-0, to San Marino in its season finale and Senior Night on Thursday, Feb. 6. The Tigers under-performed this season, finishing 0-8 in the RHL and 5-13-3 overall. From the kickoff, San Marino proved deadly on the counterattack and scored within […]
Girls water polo concludes season with win over San Marino
Story by Kimberly HsuehStaff Writer Photo by Ella JayasekeraAssociate Photo Editor Girls water polo emerged victorious against its final opponent, the San Marino Titans, by a score of 10-5, on Wednesday, Feb, 6. This game concludes the season with a league record of 2-6. Throughout the game, the Tigers excelled in both defense and offense. […]
Rebecca Wong Personality Profile
Video by Alexander ParraWebmaster & Videographer Rebecca Wong is an artist, Girl Scout’s Gold Award recipient and aspiring engineer. Learn more about Rebecca Wong’s time at South Pasadena High School as she talks with Tiger Newspaper.
Boys wrestling advances to CIF
Story by Haelee KimAssociate Opinion Editor pamahealthit.org Photo by Katelyn HernandezStaff Photographer The boys and girls varsity wrestling team competed at the Rio Hondo League finals on Wednesday, Feb. 5, at Monrovia High School. Challenging participants from different schools in the RHL, eight Tigers placed in the individual duels and advanced to CIF competition. Senior […]
Boys basketball falls to Monrovia on Senior Night
Story by Amber ChenStaff Writer Photo by Katelyn HernandezStaff Photographer Boys varsity basketball fell to Monrovia, 68-62, in a close game on Tuesday, Feb. 4. The team now holds a 17-10 overall record and a 4-5 league record. The match was highly contested throughout, with the lead bouncing back and forth between the two sides. […]
Boys soccer reaches four league wins after defeating Monrovia
Story by Zoe SchlaakStaff Writer Photo by Oscar WalshPhoto Editor Boys soccer crushed the Monrovia Wildcats, 4-2, on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at home. The Tigers’ Rio Hondo League record now stands at 4-4-1. The game remained close throughout the first 50 minutes. Whenever one side scored, the other quickly responded. Finally, South Pas sharpened its […]
Girls basketball destroys Monrovia on Senior Night
Story by Aanji SinSenior Staff Writer Photo by Sarah LeeStaff Photographer Girls basketball obliterated Monrovia in a 67-32 victory on Senior Night Tuesday, Feb. 4. The Tigers stayed well ahead of the Wildcats for the entire game but had a slow start due to unclear communication and overanxiety. They managed to pick up the pace […]