Photo by Hana Tyszka The Class of 2017 ambushed today’s lunchtime with sex dolls, water balloons, and smoke bombs. At the end of third period, some seniors taped inflatable sex dolls around campus, including two in the 400’s Building staircase and one on the Senior Lawn. The annual lunchtime Festivus celebration, meant to recognize students […]
Positivity poster caps off Peer Mediators’ Wellness Week
Photo by Matt Scholtz Photography Editor The Peer Mediators capped off their second annual Wellness Week this lunch with a sticky-note covered poster in front of the counseling center. The poster featured a “Leave One” side, where students wrote friendly messages on Post-It notes and stuck them to the board. The other side of the […]
Boys’ Volleyball dominates La Cañada
Photos by Hana Tyszka The boys’ volleyball team was victorious against La Cañada on Tuesday, April 25, winning 3-0 with narrow margins at home. This victory follows the Tigers’ performance at a neutral tournament in Santa Barbara. Errors plagued the team throughout the lackluster match. South Pas mistakes and mis-hits kicked off the first set […]
Boys’ tennis defeats Monrovia on the road
Photo by Stephanie Kim The boys’ varsity tennis team shook its losing streak on Wednesday, March 28, away against Monrovia. In a decisive game, the Tigers were able to get 14 matches off their opponents with a final score of 14-4. In singles, freshman Ben Pestana shut out the number one and two players with […]
Boys’ volleyball defeats Gabrielino in four sets
Photo by Hana Tyszka Senior Staff Photographer The boys’ varsity volleyball team continued its blooming undefeated season with a decisive victory over Gabrielino High at home on Wednesday, March 28. The Tigers easily won 3-1 but struggled with careless errors, especially in the third set. Seniors Lucas Fox and Gunther Vaden showed the team’s defensive […]
Boys’ tennis falls to Temple City in first league match
Photo by Stephanie Kim The boys’ varsity tennis team was crushed by the Temple City Rams on Thursday, March 23. In the away match, the Rams shut out the Tigers 18-0. This was South Pas’ first league match of the season. Every team, both doubles and singles, was bested by their opponents. This culminated in […]
Season Preview: Boys’ Tennis
Photo by Stephanie Kim After finishing in second place in Rio Hondo last year, this year’s boys’ varsity tennis team is eagerly awaiting the upcoming season. This season marks the first with newly hired coach, Sean Taroli. The team has had to quickly bounce back from the departure of former coach, Carlos Husche-Favella, after the […]
Personality Profile: Will Hoadley-Brill
Written by Sammy Park Staff Writer Photo by Sammy Park The pressure to fit in starts in middle school for many. In a sea of Vans and Abercrombie & Fitch, wearing something more eccentric than a hoodie and jeans could be nerve wracking. Yet on Halloween, a 12-year-old Will Hoadley-Brill borrowed his mother’s clothes and […]
LANY exceeds expectations at the Fonda
By Sammy Park Staff Writer Photo by Sammy Park I used sheer will and determination on the first Saturday of Thanksgiving break when I forced myself to go to the Fonda Theater for the LANY concert. I wasn’t expecting much out of their performance, as frontman Paul Klein is a former model and the band […]
Finish Ticket returns to LA at the El Rey
By Sammy Park Staff Writer Photo by Sammy Park The Bay Area band, Finish Ticket, made a stop in Los Angeles at the El Rey Theatre during their impressive 25 show tour on Thursday, October 27th. Their experience from opening on the Blurryface tour with Twenty One Pilots showed. The Thursday evening at the El […]
The Head and the Heart captivates all ages at the Greek Theater
By Sammy Park Staff Writer Photo by Sammy Park Fans of all ages enjoyed the melodic sounds of the Washington band, The Head and the Heart on a brisk Friday night. The concert was held at the Greek Theater on October 7th. Notably missing from the band’s lineup was vocalist Josiah Johnson who has taken […]
Joseph Album Review
By Sammy Park Staff Writer Illustration by Angelica Navarro Staff Illutstrator 4.5/5 Joseph brings power and depth with wispy harmonies and coffee house-esque tracks. Native Dreamer Kin, the first self-released Joseph album, featured vocals mostly accompanied by soft acoustic guitar. On August 26, after months of an extensive world tour the Portland sister band, Joseph, released […]
Joseph shines at FIGAt7th music festival
By Sammy Park StaffWriter Photo by Sammy Park The rare cool summer night welcomed the sounds of acoustic guitars and ethereal harmonies on July 29th. The source was Joseph, a Portland based sister band, performing at FIGat7th FIGat7th partnered with Arts Brookfield to create a free, general admission music festival. The FIGAt7th Downtown Festival is […]
Tuesday Tunes: Summertime Strolls
By Sammy Park Staff Writer Illustration by Sandra Moore Design Editor The second edition of Tuesday Tunes comes from Sammy Park. This week’s mix showcases dance hits from various times and genres. [8tracks url=”[8tracks width=”300″ height=”250″ playops=”” url=”http://8tracks.com/mixes/8194627″]” ] Tracks: Run COIN Baby KINGDM Brazil Declan McKenna Don’t Need Your Love Lucas Nord Go! M83 Annie’s Song John Denver Tilted Christine And […]
Silicon Valley: smart satire produces quality season
By Sammy Park Staff Writer Illustration by Angelica Navarro Staff Illustrator Smart comedy returns to TV with HBO’s Silicon Valley. While the plethora of comedians turned actors practically guarantee a funny show, the writing also brings entertaining characters. The show revolves around Richard Hendricks (Thomas Middleditch) who creates a new data compression company, Pied […]
This show might be the one
By Sammy Park Staff Writer Illustration by Isabella Frescura Illustrator 3.5/5 In a sea of reality TV shows about finding true love, MTV’s ‘Are You the One?’ is a fresh take on an otherwise overworn genre. The show features ten boys and ten girls who are paired together after a series of personality tests. Throughout […]