Illustration by Finley Mullen Staff Illustrator My older sister hated high school. When she came home for winter break during her freshman year of college, she refused to even step foot on the SPHS campus. As an eighth-grader, this came as a shock to me. I had survived all of middle school with the hope […]
Oona Foley
As this year’s opinion editor, junior Oona Foley continues to develop her voice for social activism within the pages of the opinion section. When she’s not editing articles, Oona spends her time educating her peers about reproductive health and playing roller derby. Contact: o.foley@tigernewspaper.com See more articles by Oona here
Swimming competes in CIF Division 2 Finals
Photo by Matt Scholtz Photography Editor The boys and girls’ swim team finished the season off strong, placing in several events during the CIF Division 2 finals on Friday, May 12 and Saturday, May 13 at the Riverside Aquatics Complex. South Pas finished 23rd out of 46 in Division 2 with a total of 44 […]
Individual swimmers participate in League Finals
Photo by Matt Scholtz Photography Editor Top swimmers from the boys and girls’ swim team impressed at League Finals on Friday, May 5 at the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center. As the team had hoped, senior Jacob Mullin broke a 25 year old school record in the 100 Freestyle at 46.25 seconds. Additionally, Mullin broke the […]
Swimming competes in RHL prelims
Photo by Matt Scholtz Photography Editor On Wednesday, May 4, fifty seven returning SPHS swimmers competed in the Rio Hondo League Prelims at the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center. This season’s top swimmers placed very highly and look forward to League Finals on Friday. Senior Jacob Mullin had one of the best swims of the season, […]
Swimming unable to capitalize against La Cañada
Photo by Kevin Huang Staff Photographer The Tigers swam in their last home meet of the season on Thursday, April 20 against La Cañada. The JV girls’ team won with a final score of 60-92, but both varsity teams lost. The JV boys lost by only two points with a final score of 77-75. Freshmen […]
Swimming competes in Mt. SAC invitational
Photo by Kevin Huang Staff Photographer The Tigers’ swim team competed in the annual Mt. SAC invitational swim meet on Friday, April 14 and Saturday the 15th. Despite placing in the lower rankings of about thirty teams, the meet allowed many varsity swimmers to make personal progress. In one of the most powerful performances of […]
Swimming defeats Temple City in three of four competition levels
Photos by Kevin Huang Staff Photographer The swim team conquered the Temple City Rams on Thursday, April 13. Both the girls and boys’ junior varsity teams won as well as the boys’ varsity team. The girls’ varsity team came in extremely close behind its opponents, losing by only ten points. The final score for the […]
Swimming dominates Blair at home
Photos by Matt Scholtz Photography Editor The Tigers’ swim team overcame their opponents by a landslide at a home meet against Blair on Thursday, March 30. The swimmers took the easy victory as an opportunity to try out new events. The win served as a slight confidence boost after the team’s loss earlier this week. […]
Swim narrowly falls to El Toro
Photo by Matt Scholtz Photography Editor The swim team faced a hard-fought defeat in a meet against El Toro High School on Saturday, March 27. Individual performances remained impressive despite the loss. The athletes stayed positive throughout the meet, challenging themselves against a 2016 CIF Division 1 team. The girls’ varsity team lost by only […]
Swimming dominates Monrovia in latest meet
Photo by Matt Scholtz Photography Editor The boys’ and girls’ swim teams excelled in their meet on Thursday, March 23, defeating Monrovia High School by a sizable margin. The junior varsity team lead the Tigers to victory and saw vast time improvements from previous meets Sarah Zenas, though only a freshman, won the 100 Breaststroke […]
Swimming sweeps Hoover in home meet
Photos by Matthew Scholtz Photography Editor On Tuesday, March 14, the swim team defeated Herbert Hoover High School at home. The Tigers quickly regained their composure after last week’s loss, with the boys’ varsity team scoring 100 points to Hoover’s 70 and the girls’ varsity team scoring 122 to Hoover’s 62. The most exciting race […]
Swimming falls to Arcadia in first road meet
Photo by Thomas Forman Arcadia High School’s swim team defeated South Pas by a landslide on Wednesday, March 8. The Tigers are not discouraged by their loss as it was only their first away meet of the season. “They’re a really good team, but we still pushed and gave it our all,” Junior Jasper Lee said. […]
Swim team dominates Baldwin Park in season opener
Photos by Matt Scholtz Photo Editor The boys and girls’ swim team won out over Baldwin Park High School at home on Thursday, March 3. The victory marks a strong beginning for the Tigers as they start a new season. The girls team scored 122 points to Baldwin Park’s 38, and saw impressive individual performances […]
Season Preview: Swimming
Photo by Thomas Forman Assoc. Photography Editor The pressure is on this season for underclassmen in the SPHS swim program. The team will focus its efforts on training newcomers for success in hopes of putting more athletes through to CIF finals. The start of swim season has seen an influx of new swimmers and plenty […]
Personality Profile: Ava Planer
In honor of Black History month, Tiger will be recognizing black students at SPHS, featuring one student each week. This is part one in a series that aims to highlight largely unrecognized black achievement in the community. See Tiger’s February 9 issue for print content that parallels this series. Written by Oona Foley Assoc. Opinion […]