By Declan Chin Staff Writer California public high school students will have one less test to worry about now that Governor Jerry Brown has signed Senate Bill 172, which suspends the administration of the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE). The CAHSEE, a test taken by all high school sophomores, has been a graduation requirement […]
Homecoming Goes Back in Time
By Nick Michael Assoc. News Editor South Pasadena High School celebrates Homecoming every year with a week of festivities, including class competitions and school-wide decorations. This year’s Homecoming week peaked with the Homecoming Assembly, Picnic, football game, and dance on Friday, October 23. The Homecoming Assembly featured JV and varsity pep as well as films […]
TAAGLAA: Olvera Street
Tiger’s Adventures Across The Greater Los Angeles Area By Sandra Moore Assoc. Design Editor Though it is the oldest part of Downtown Los Angeles, Olvera Street is by no means dilapidated. As Tiger Illustrator Angelica Navarro and I made our way through the clustered streets of LA, we marvelled at the bright splash of color […]
Community Spotlight: Ellen’s Silkscreening
By Declan Chin Staff Writer Ellen’s Silkscreening is a familiar name to most South Pasadena residents. However, many have not entered the Mission Street shop or have ordered printed shirts from the home-grown business. Hailing from New York, Ellen Daigle moved to the Los Angeles county after becoming a registered nurse. After going through a […]
Movie Review: An Interesting Twist on the Cold War
By Nick Michael Assoc. News Editor 4/5 Stars Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks are two of Hollywood’s best, having won five Oscars collectively. These two film legends have worked together a few times in the past, most notably in the 1998 five time academy award winning classic Saving Private Ryan. In his latest movie, Bridge […]
Personality Profile: Denise Huang
By Somi Jun Print Managing Editor For her 16th birthday, senior Denise Huang asked her friends not to buy her presents and instead donate the money to “charity: water,” to provide safe drinking water to people in developing countries. Whereas many high school students perform charitable acts to decorate their resumes, such generosity is a […]
Gaining a Kidney and a New Perspective
By Nate Rudman Contributing Writer Three days before Thanksgiving, surgeons from Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles will be cutting through my stomach muscles to give me my father’s kidney. If the thought of receiving a kidney from your dad sounds strange, don’t worry – you’re not the only one feeling a bit weirded out. I […]
Personality Profile: Lucas Cereijido
By Brandon Yung Staff Writer Senior Lucas Cereijido bounding through the air toward a disc in flight is not an uncommon sight in Garfield Park. This is another practice for the South Pasadena Sacred Palms, an independent ultimate team founded in part by Cereijido—an initiative indicative of his self-determined attitude and free spirit. Often, when […]
PSAT Culture: More than Memes
By Sandy Grossman Staff Writer American pop culture is characterized by movies, television shows, and music that pays homage to the high school experience. Iconic films such as The Breakfast Club and Dazed and Confused remain relevant because they bring viewers back to the collective memory of high school. This memory is, for most people, […]
Upcoming Fall Play Depicts Demise and Deception
By Isabel Barbera Assoc. Opinion Editor Death, deceit, and drama take center stage in SPHS’s fall production of Agatha Christie’s classic courtroom mystery, Witness for the Prosecution. Featuring a high tension plot, riveting ending, and courtroom scenes with intensity rivaling that of Law and Order, the play is new territory for SPHS drama department students. […]
This is the “real world”
Staff Editorial Since we were children, we’ve been told that our perspectives will change when we enter “the real world,” and we will understand what it means to be a responsible adult. While it’s true that students have much to learn before we can live independently, there is no question that the world we live […]
Multiracials marginalized
By Vaughn Huelsman Staff Writer The classic question of who to sit with at lunch was one that afflicted me in early elementary school. On one of the first days of school, I first approached a group of white kids who were at a table, talking and laughing. I sat down at the end of […]
Bridging the generation gap
By Olivia Chiu Copy Editor I’m a Millennial. I’m entitled, selfish, narcissistic, and lazy—or so I’ve been told by the media for the past couple years. As a generation, our selfies and affinity for social media have evoked criticism and even in-depth analyses. In 2014 Pew Research Center reported that 55% of Millennials have shared […]
‘Tis the season
By Jenna Giulioni Senior Staff Writer I’ve never been good at picking out a Halloween costume. It might be because October is definitely the fastest moving month of the year (especially with the deadline for college applications on November 1) or possibly because my planning skills in general are seriously lacking (another factor making that […]
78th Annual Color Day Celebrates School Spirit
By Cole Cahill Assoc. Feature Editor Photo by Stephanie Kim Students and faculty arrived at school last Friday decked from head to toe in orange and black costumes for the school’s annual Color Day. Outfits ranged from simple school-related t-shirts to giant Tetris blocks. Those interested in submitting their efforts for the costume contest arrived […]
Personality Profile: Tim Hitchcock
By Declan Chin Staff Writer Photo by Hana Tyszka Tim Hitchcock is a classic coming of age protagonist: he’s exceptional at video games (especially FIFA), he’s lived in a quaint suburb his whole life, and he has even been compared to Michael Cera on multiple occasions. But perhaps his strongest tie to all teenage main […]