Seniors were recognized with a variety of awards on Wednesday, May 24th.
Photo Gallery: Dancing throught the Decades
The best of Tiger photographers from the 2023 Spring Dance Concert.
SPHS band and orchestra perform at annual Spaghetti Dinner Night fundraiser
Story by Kahlen Miao Staff Writer Photos by Erin Lee Staff Photographer The SPHS Instrumental Program held their annual Spaghetti Dinner Night fundraiser on Thursday, Mar. 3, including performances from students in Band, Jazz Ensemble, and Orchestra. Students from each of the instrumental programs performed a total of 22 songs, many of which were original arrangements. Performances […]
SPUSD fifth graders perform in Seussical Jr.
Story by Kahlen Miao Staff Writer Photos by Erin Lee Staff Photographer Fifth graders from all three SPUSD elementary schools performed in Seussical Jr. at SPHS on Friday, Feb. 4 and Saturday, Feb. 5. This marks the annual partnership between the South Pasadena Educational Foundation’s (SPEF) and Upstage Theatre School to produce the Fifth Grade Musical. The […]
Coronavirus Update: Week of January 18
Story by Kahlen Miao Staff Writer Illustration by Alicia Zhang Contributor SPUSD distributed rapid antigen self-testing kits to students following a spike in coronavirus cases throughout the state on Friday, Jan. 14. 60 students at SPHS had tested positive for the virus as of Wednesday, Jan. 19, with 11 new cases this week. The district requested all […]
PHOTO GALLERY: Dance returns with winter concert
Story by Kahlen Miao Staff Writer Photos by Sarah Lee and Sophie Yeung Staff Photographer and Photo Editor The SPHS Dance Program held its annual Winter Dance Concert on Friday, Dec. 3 and Saturday, Dec. 4. The concert featured soloist and group performances by the Dance II and III classes and was split into two acts. The […]
Girls tennis draws with Temple City
Story by Kahlen Miao Staff Writer Photo by Sarah Lee Senior Staff Photographer Girls tennis settled on a 9-9 tie at its match against the Temple City Rams on Thursday, Oct. 21, putting the team at a 2-5 league record. While the singles teams struggled to sweep the games against the Rams, they all managed […]
Girls tennis sweeps past Immaculate Heart
Story by Kahlen Miao Staff Writer Photo by Sarah Lee Staff Photographer Girls tennis reigned victorious against the Immaculate Heart Pandas with a score of 14-4 at their match on Thursday, Sept. 16. This leaves the Tigers with a pre-season record of 7-2. The singles squad squeezed past the Pandas, narrowly scoring five of the […]
Senior Awards Night virtually celebrates senior achievements
Story by Kahlen Miao and Adam KwohStaff Writer and Copy Editor Photo by Sarah LeeAssociate Photo Editor SPHS streamed its annual Senior Awards Night on the ASB YouTube channel, on Tuesday, May 25. Seniors received various awards and scholarships by local organizations and SPHS faculty throughout the night, honoring extraordinary academic and community achievements. Recipients of […]
Junior Skye Harris elected for Commissioner of Athletics
Story by Kahlen MiaoStaff Writer Photo by Sarah LeeAssociate Photo Editor Junior Skye Harris’ take on integrating mental health and athletics was what garnered tremendous support for her to become Commissioner of Athletics for the 2021-2022 school year. Harris’ goal is to improve athletic spirit after the sports hiatus in the 2020-2021 school year. Harris’ […]
COVID-19 impacts on the college recruitment process
Story by Kahlen MiaoStaff Writer Illustration by Nicholas FormanStaff Illustrator stressful during the regular school year. However, when a global pandemic is added to the mix, challenges can arise. Seniors Lindsay Michaels, Reo Snyder, and Maya Villaseñor shared their college recruitment experience during the pandemic with Tiger. Swimmer Villaseñor has been applying to college recruitment websites since […]
Junior Ava Dunville educates elementary schoolers about local government and activism in Gold Award project
Story by Kahlen Miao Staff Writer Photo by Katelyn Hernandez Staff Photographer Junior Ava Dunville encourages civic engagement among third through fifth graders in weekly 30-minute Zoom workshops for her Girl Scouts Gold Award project that began on Monday, Mar. 1. Dunville begins each of her presentations with an icebreaker before going into a deeper dive on […]
Community gathers at Vons to support temporary hero pay ordinance
Story by Kahlen Miao Staff Writer Photos by Sophie Yeung Staff Photographer A group of about 20 community members rallied outside of South Pasadena’s Vons in support of a 120-day $5 per hour hazard pay ordinance for essential workers on Saturday, Mar. 13. The rally began at about 10:30 a.m. in front of Vons and […]
Parental censorship hinders a child’s potential
Story by Kahlen MiaoStaff Writer Illustration by Nicholas FormanStaff Illustration When I received my first phone at the beginning of middle school, I was beyond excited. I was enamored by the prospect of an endless internet, however unsurprisingly, I was restricted from one of the most vital forms of modern communication: social media. Parental censorship […]
Normalcy should not be the expectation
Story by Kahlen MiaoStaff Writer Illustration by David SohnStaff Illustrator At the beginning of this month, I opened my report card to a mixture of shock and disappointment. I had ended the last semester with three B’s. Transitioning into my sophomore year was more difficult than I’d like to admit. I know for a fact […]
Sports opinion – Athleticism, not appearance: The subtle sexualization of female athletes
Story by Kahlen MiaoStaff Writer Illustration by David SohnStaff Illustrator In a report published by the National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, female cheerleaders ranked second in receiving catastrophic injuries from their sport. Yet, despite its difficulty and risk, cheerleading is widely perceived as trivial and mockable. […]