By Oona Foley Staff Writer Photo by Luke Quesada Staff Photographer Junior Jasper Lee is known by his teammates to be a powerhouse in the pool as well as a uniting force on the boys’ varsity water polo team. Lee has always enjoyed swimming as his mother is a member of the Masters Swim Team […]
Tomato Pie Pizza Joint: A slice of New York in South Pasadena
By Cole Cahill and Luke Quezada Staff Writers Photos by Kevin Huang Staff Photographer A David Bowie song plays as the smell of fresh garlic and dough wafts through the air. Brightly colored wall decals and sparkling-clean floors create a modern, yet comforting environment. The atmosphere at Tomato Pie Pizza Joint is no accident — proprietor […]
SPHS students take part in Nisei Week Festival
By Sandy Grossman Copy Editor Photo by Tucker Judkins Online Managing Editor Little Tokyo hosted the 76th Annual Nisei Week Festival from August 13 to 21. Over two weekends, the event celebrated the Japanese American community with food, music, and exhibitions unique to the culture. Nisei, which means “second generation” in Japanese, refers to those […]
Football trains along side Japanese team
By Ryan Nakamura Staff Writer Photo courtesy of Jesus Lawler Four football teams participated in a preseason scrimmage on South Pasadena’s Roosevelt Field consisting of South Pasadena, Mark Keppel, Ontario Christian, and an interesting addition of the Ritsumeikan Uji High School football team hailing from Japan on Friday, August 19. The cooperative scrimmage allowed all […]
Suffer in Silence
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’ […]