Illustration by Angelica Navarro Staff Illustator
Season preview: Football
By Ryan Nakamura Staff Writer Photo by Tucker Judkins Online Managing Editor Ever since the beginning of the summer, Head Coach CB Richards has been hard at work molding this year’s football team into a potential playoff candidate. South Pasadena’s overall record last season, 8-3, was its best in over a decade, but Richards believes […]
Coach profile: Jeff Robinette
By Brandon Yung Staff Writer Photo by Brandon Yung On a Thursday evening, inside the gym, the wrestling team is practicing. The patter of feet and knees rubbing against the new black mats is the only sound coming from the seven athletes. They quickly transition from drill to drill, unusual for a summer practice, which […]
Player Profile: Hannah Kim
By Isabella Tsai Staff Writer Photo by Luke Quesada Staff Photographer According to sophomore Hannah Kim, there’s nothing better than swimming with friends. Kim, who is a member of the SPHS swim and water polo team, feels lucky that she gets to do this almost every day. Kim learned how to swim when she was […]
Social Butterfly
Illustration by Isabella Frescura Staff Illustrator
Marching band begins band camp
By Maya Williamson Staff Writer Photo courtesy of Brian Kojima SPHS Marching Band members began Band Camp on Monday, August 1, on the SPHS campus. There, they engage in activities to improve both their individual performance and their relationship with fellow Band members. Newcomers and returnees separate during the day as they learn and review marching […]
Player Profile: Jackie Takarabe
By Elizabeth Bock Staff Writer Photo by Luke Quezada Staff Photographer At only four foot ten, Sophomore Jackie Takarabe has enough energy for three people. She participates on four high school teams: cross country, soccer, wrestling, and track. In every sport she plays she makes new friends and brings a positive attitude to her teammates, […]
Trumps Foreign Policy
Illustration by Ashton Carless Staff Illustator
Tuesday Tunes
By Vaughn Huelsman Staff Writer Illustration by Sandra Moore Design Editor [8tracks url=”[8tracks width=”300″ height=”250″ playops=”” url=”http://8tracks.com/mixes/8159531″] The first edition of Tuesday Tunes for the 2016-2017 school year was made by Vaughn Huelsman. This mix highlights love songs from the 1960’s. Tracks: Hush Deep Purple Layla Derek & The Dominos Something The Beatles Time of the Season The Zombies […]
School board approves 98 million dollar bond measure
By Brandon Yung Staff Writer Photo by Matt Scholtz Photo Editor School board members unanimously voted on Tuesday, July 12th to move forward with a $98 million bond measure for the school district. The approval will move the bond forward to election next year, where South Pasadena citizens will either approve or dismiss the measure. […]
Football stadium bleacher renovation in progress
By Elizabeth Bock Staff Writer Photo by Matt Scholtz Photo Editor The South Pasadena Unified School District’s plan to remodel the high school football stadium’s home bleachers, originally approved in May, is currently underway. The old wooden planks are being replaced with new metal benches from Aluminum Seating Inc. Construction began on June 27, and […]
Player Profile: Uma Hornish
By Rachel Lu Staff Writer Photo by Hana Tyszka Staff Photographer Sophomore Uma Hornish has proven to be an adept athlete in a range of sports from volleyball and tennis to even tee-ball. But for this varsity athlete, nothing ever stacked up to soccer. Hornish was one of six freshmen on the SPHS varsity girls’ […]
South Pasadena celebrates Independence Day with Festival of Balloons Parade
By Oona Foley Staff Writer Photo by Thomas Forman Staff Photographer Community groups from around South Pasadena gathered on Mission Street Monday morning to celebrate Independence Day in the 35th annual Fourth of July Parade. The parade’s opening ceremony took place at 10:30 outside of the public library and included a flag ceremony conducted by […]
A comprehensive guide to the Fourth of July
By Isabella Frescura Staff Illustrator
SkillsUSA receives first ever national medal
By Sammy Park Staff Writer Photo by Sandra Matson-Fennell The South Pasadena High School’s SkillsUSA team competed at the National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC) from June 20 to 24 in Louisville, Kentucky. Out of the thousands of students who competed, the SPHS entrepreneurship team, composed of juniors Noah Lawrence, Sebastian Chinen, Cate Latting, and […]
Player Profile: Emily Dunn
By Riley Segal Staff Writer Photo by Tucker Judkins Online Managing Editor Junior Emily Dunn’s short stature often causes opponents to underestimate her tremendous technical skills and deadly shot on the soccer field until it’s too late. “Emily is able to stay calm and make plays during big situations,” teammate junior Sophie Reynolds said. “She’s […]