Photo by Matt Scholtz Photo Editor The SPHS band and orchestra hosted its annual Spaghetti Dinner Night on Thursday, February 23. Guests were serenaded by student musicians while they dined on Italian cuisine. The musical groups performed an array of pieces, ranging from pop tunes to classical compositions. Songs included Counting Stars by One Republic, […]
Girls’ water polo defeats Oxnard in CIF quarterfinals
Photo by Hana Tyszka Senior Staff Photographer The girls’ varsity water polo team cruised past the Oxnard Yellowjackets for a 7-1 win in the CIF quarterfinals at home on Saturday, February 18. The team’s overall record now stands at 19-9. In the first few minutes of the game, both teams had opportunities to score but […]
Middle school students and parents welcomed at Eighth Grade Night
Photo by Kevin Huang Staff Photographer SPHS gave incoming freshmen a taste of high school life at part one of 8th Grade Night on Wednesday, February 15. The current eighth graders and their families were welcomed to the school by Principal Janet Anderson, and visited classes around campus on tours led by ASB members. To […]
Girls’ water polo defeats Temescal Canyon in wild card game
By Isabella Tsai & Rachel Lu Tiger Staff Photo by Hana Tyszka Senior Staff Photographer The girls’ varsity water polo team powered past Temescal Canyon in an away game on Tuesday, February 14 for a 17-10 wild card win. This victory propels the Tigers into the first round of the CIF playoffs and brings their […]
SkillsUSA week honors organization’s success
Photo courtesy of Sandra Matson-Fennell SPHS celebrated its annual SkillsUSA week on February 6-10 with pancakes, ice cream and Red Vines following their recent success at the Skills Regional Leadership and Skills Conference. The week kicked off with SkillsUSA Awareness day on Monday. Members wore their Skills shirts on campus and encouraged students to ask […]
SkillsUSA dominates regional conference
Photo courtesy of Sandra Matson-Fennell The SPHS SkillsUSA team attended the Regional Leadership and Skill Conferences, the first Skills competition of the year, on January 28 and February 4 at the Los Angeles Trade Technical College. The team garnered 20 medals in the Leadership Conference on January 28, eleven of them gold. Tigers received the […]
Girls’ water polo falls to .500 against La Cañada
Written by Rachel Lu & Isabella Tsai Tiger Staff Photo by Hana Tyszka Senior Staff Photographer The girls’ varsity water polo team closed out its regular season with a 14-3 loss at home against the La Cañada Spartans. This devastating loss evens its season record to 4-4 and its overall record to 16-8. The team […]
Girls’ water polo falls narrowly at Temple City
Written by Isabella Tsai Staff Writer Photos by Hana Tyszka Staff Photographer The girls’ varsity water polo team fell to Temple City 18-15 on Thursday, February 2 at Temple City High School. This loss brings the team’s season record to 4-3 and its overall record to 14-5. Temple City started the game strong, scoring the […]
Girls’ water polo suffers first league loss to Temple City
By Isabella Tsai & Rachel Lu Tiger Staff Photos by Hana Tyszka Senior Staff Photographer The girls’ water polo team suffered its first season loss on Tuesday, January 17 to the Temple City Rams. The Tigers were defeated by a score of 19-7, making their season record 2-1 and overall record 8-2. The Rams struck […]
Girls’ water polo earns second straight league win over San Marino
By Rachel Lu and Isabella Tsai Staff Writers Photos by Hana Tyszka Staff Photographer The girls’ varsity water polo team dominated the San Marino Titans in its second league game on Thursday, January 12. The team’s first home game of the season ended in a 11-3 win, bringing its overall record to 8-1 and league […]
Season Preview: Girls’ Water Polo
Written by Rachel Lu and Isabella Tsai Staff Writers Photos courtesy of Brian Kojima The girls’ varsity water polo team is looking forward to another promising season after finishing second in league last year. The team made it to the quarterfinals in CIF, but came short of advancing after a 10-8 loss against Los Altos. In […]
Escape Room: Turning Virtual Gaming into Reality
By Isabella Tsai Staff Writer Illustration by Ashton Carless Staff Illustator Imagine being able to step inside a computer game. The newest trend in recreational entertainment has made that possible, creating what are now known as escape rooms. These rooms are the real-life version of the point and click computer “escape games” where players are trapped […]