Story by Kimberly HsuehSenior Staff Writer This has been an unsettling topic that has been on my mind since childhood: the love/hate relationship I have with my parents. One of the first rules my parents established was “don’t talk back.” No matter how invalid my parents’ arguments were, talking back meant receiving the silent treatment […]
Coping and cutting my hair
Story by Kimberly HsuehSenior Staff Writer Take one step at a time. This is what I didn’t do when I attempted to break out of a depressed state. For weeks, I was plagued with deprecating thoughts, managing to convince myself that I was truly incapable of doing anything. I reclined in bed and spent hours […]
Anime carries surprising weight
Story by Kimberly HsuehSenior Staff Writer The setter smoothly switches from a spiking to setting position, passing the ball to one of the wing spikers who smashes the ball over the net. Karasuno High’s middle blocker Hinata Shoyo retaliates. With intense concentration fixated on the ball, he blocks the ball’s path, shooting it high into […]
Competition is fracturing
Story by Kimberly HsuehSenior Staff Writer I can’t remember the carefree feelings that surged through me in elementary and middle school. But I can recall that I was braver, happier, and more ambitious than I am now. My adventure started with daringly climbing the netted structure at Monterey Hills with my friends and daringly declaring […]
Stop telling me that distance learning is easy
Story by Kimberly HsuehSenior Staff Writer The 2020 spring semester was an unexpected shift from in-person learning to online schooling, yet many of us managed a smooth transition. Nine months later, processing the normalization of school at home has proved to be more difficult than the initial transition. While experiencing the ongoing pandemic, political climate, […]
Discovery identity
Story by Kimberly HsuehSenior Staff Writer It took 15 years to finally feel Taiwanese. As a LA born Taiwanese-American, I struggled with boredom at Chinese school and only visited Taiwan once every one or two years. To me, being an American meant that I didn’t have to embrace my Taiwanese identity, as English was the […]
Finding the right fit
Story by Kimberly HsuehSenior Staff Writer Most high-achieving South Pas students have one goal: getting into college, especially a prestigious one. Even in middle school, I was beginning to think about my dream college and planning the steps I would take to achieve that goal. But in high school, I began taking a more critical […]
My high school experience as a game of Jenga
Story by Kimberly HsuehSenior Staff Writer I poked my index finger at the wooden block. Ignoring the sway of the tower, I quickly pulled the block through and greedily added a tally mark to the total number of extractions. Jenga is a boring game, my ten-year old self thought. Absent-mindedly, I randomly selected another block […]
Girls basketball triumphs over Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary
Story by Kimberly HsuehStaff Writer Photo by Sarah LeeAssociate Photo Editor Girls basketball narrowly clinched a victory against Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary (CSHM) High School, on Friday, April 23, with a 51-50 score. From the get-go, CSHM utilized their height advantage, gaining momentum with easy baskets inside the paint. In response, captains junior Allysan Tse and senior […]
L.A. complies with statewide protections and improvements for workers during pandemic
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced plans to help workers during the coronavirus pandemic, including a coronavirus paid sick leave and compensation for at-risk workers.
SPUSD announces suspension of all athletics programs
Story by Kimberly Hsueh Staff Writer Photo by Sarah LeeStaff Photographer South Pasadena Unified School District (SPUSD) announced the indefinite suspension of athletic programs until further notice in its special school board meeting on Thursday, July 9. On the following day, SPUSD sent emails informing parents and guardians about the district’s current health guidelines and education codes. […]
TAAGLAA: Collective Constellation
Story by Kimberly HsuehStaff Writer Photos by Charles WhiteContributor Limitations on social contact outside have caused people to seek entertainment online. Recently, various zoos, museums, and art galleries in Los Angeles have begun to reach out to their audience through virtual tours, so I decided to explore one. From Feb. 8 through Aug. 1, the […]
Stuck at home: how South Pas is celebrating together during quarantine
Story by Kimberly Hsueh Staff Writer Illustration by David Sohn Associate Design Editor Many in South Pas have been forced to discontinue their celebrations as the coronavirus pandemic rages on. As South Pasadenans continue to face quarantine, many have found different ways to celebrate birthdays, Mother Day’s, and other events, including a virtual prom. With social […]
The top sports Wii games to play during quarantine
Story by Kimberly Hsueh, Haelee Kim, & Matthew TsaiStaff Writer, Associate Opinion Editor, & Sports Editor Illustration by Nicholas FormanStaff Illustrator The coronavirus pandemic has left those in quarantine bored out of their minds. A month and a half into California’s lockdown, most people have surely run out of fresh ideas to maintain their sanity. […]
Annual ‘Grad Nite’ officially canceled
Story by Kimberly Hsueh Staff Writer Photo by Jeremy Thompson Contributor The Grad Nite committee announced that its annual senior Grad Nite from June 3 to June 4, has officially been canceled. The eight-hour event originally planned to send seniors to Disneyland’s California Adventure, giving students free access to any functioning ride in the park to […]
Sarah Zenas: Serving with love and selflessness
Story by Kimberly HsuehStaff Writer Photo by Katelyn HernandezStaff Photographer Senior Sarah Zenas slowly climbed onto the diving board and waited for the whistle to blow. Muscles aching and out of breath, she wanted to climb back down. Instead, she waited in position and recalled her experience with the people living on Skid Row: homeless […]