Senior Nik Iwankiw capped off a wildly successful track & field season and career by medaling at CIF State Championships on Saturday, May 28 at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Clovis. Iwankiw was the only Tiger to reach State Championships and qualified for both discus and shot put. Iwankiw won the bronze medal with a mark […]
FBLA elects junior Annette Woo to serve as Gold Coast State President
Story by Benjamin Regan Associate Sports Editor Photo courtesy of Annette Woo Contributor Student business organization Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) elected junior Annette Woo as Gold Coast State President on Saturday, April 9. Sophomore Ellie Nakamura was elected as Leadership Associate on the FBLA leadership team. “I am humbled to be elected as FBLA state […]
Track sends four athletes to CIF Masters meet
Story by Benjamin Regan Associate Sports Editor Photo by Erin Lee Staff Photographer 19 South Pasadena track and field athletes competed at the CIF Southern Section Division Finals at Moorpark High School on Saturday, May 14. Both teams scored fourth place in Division 3, with the boys earning 41 points, and the girls earning 55, […]
SPHS Band holds annual Jazz Night
Story by Alison Wang Staff Writer Photo by Samantha Shiroishi Staff Photographer The SPHS Jazz Band held its annual Jazz Night on Friday, May 6 in the Little Theater, performing pieces from throughout the year with director Howard Crawford. The ensemble performed a total of 11 jazz songs. The setlist started] with “Smada,” setting the tone with […]
City Council approves Fourth of July theatrical presentation ‘We, too, are Americans’
Story by Charlotte Dekle Associate Feature Editor Photo by Erin Lee Staff Photographer The South Pasadena City Council voted to approve the funds for a Fourth of July theatrical presentation at SPHS at its meeting on Wednesday, May 4. Helmed by the artistic and managing directors of the Fremont Center Theater, Emmy-award winner Jim and Lissa Reynolds […]
Baseball falls to Salesian in CIF opener
Story by Benjamin Regan Associate Sports Editor Photo by Samantha Shiroishi Staff Photographer Baseball earned a berth in CIF playoffs with a successful season, finishing in third place in the Rio Hondo League with a 7-5 league record and 15-8 clip overall. In their CIF opening game, the Tigers found themselves on the wrong end […]
Eclectic Music & Art Festival returns to South Pasadena
Story by Charlotte Dekle Associate Feature Editor Photos by Erin Lee Staff Photographer The Eclectic Music Festival returned to South Pasadena for the first time since the pandemic on Saturday, Apr 30 offering attendees vintage shopping, farmer’s market staple foods, and live music from both outdoor and indoor venues. Sponsored by the South Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, […]
The U.S. must change it’s approach to minimum wage
Story by Benjamin Regan Contributor Illustration by Martin Walsh Illustrator Since the introduction of a federal minimum wage in 1938 through the Fair Labor Standard Act, a time when businesses would exploit their workers with less than $1 (in today’s dollars) hourly wages, politicians have quarreled over what the appropriate minimum wage should be. The graph of […]
Letter to the editor: SPUSD’s unflinching refusal to address racial disparity in summer school
Story by John Srebalus Contributor Illustration by Ethan Lyons Illustrator The South Pasadena Unified School District is hiding from an inconvenient truth: There is structural racism in the South Pasadena Educational Foundation’s summer school program with which the District contracts. As far as I can tell, the two organizations are just fine with this fact. They’re not […]
Senior D.J. Pearson commits to play baseball at Bard
Story by Benjamin Regan Associate Sports Editor Photo by Samantha Shiroishi Staff Photographer Senior and varsity baseball captain D.J. Pearson announced his commitment to play Division III baseball for the Bard Raptors in New York on Wednesday, April 27, via Instagram. The middle infielder aims to continue his success on the diamond and take advantage […]
Boys’ volleyball falls to Edison in second round of CIF playoffs
Story by Hanna Bae Associate Opinion Editor Photos by Erin Lee Staff Photographer Boys’ volleyball crumbled to the Edison Chargers in its second CIF round on Saturday, Apr. 30 in the South Pasadena Middle School gym. Even with an elevated team performance, the turbulent game ended with the Tigers falling quickly in three sets on […]
Track shows out at Rio Hondo League finals
Story by Benjamin Regan Associate Sports Editor Photos by Samantha Shiroishi Staff Photographer Track and field hosted the Rio Hondo League Finals on Friday, April 29 at the Roosevelt Field. The festivities ended with many Tigers finishing on the podium with CIF Division 3 qualifications. In the men’s 100m dash, junior Kainoa Jones and sophomore […]
Red Cross Club hosts informational workshops to promote disaster preparedness
Story by Charlotte Dekle Associate Feature Editor Photo courtesy of Kathy Tam Contributor The SPHS Red Cross Club is hosting a wildfire informational workshop as part of a series of new seminars and events to promote disaster preparedness in the community. The club’s disaster preparedness officer, sophomore Kathy Tam, works to create workshops to spread awareness of […]
SPHS needs positive LGBTQ+ representation in its literature
Story by Lexie Doig Staff Writer Illustration by Allison Lee Associate Design Editor SPHS should pick a summer reading book that highlights the experiences of the LGBTQ+ community. As the summer reading book has traditionally been used to showcase diverse authors and stories, it is time to represent all students with literature highlighting identities other […]
ASB announces 2022-2023 class officer election results
Story by Lexie Doig Staff Writer ASB announced the class officers for the 2022-2023 school year via Instagram on Friday, April 15. ASB held elections for next year’s class officers during a series of assemblies where each grade level was separated into respective assemblies as the candidates introduced themselves. The senior assembly contained information for graduation. […]
ASB recognizes student achievement at annual SPEX assembly
Story by Lexie Doig Staff Writer Photos by Sarah Lee Senior Staff Photographer ASB honored students for their academic, athletic, community, and artistic achievements at the annual Spotlight on Excellence (SPEX) assembly on Friday, April 8. The location for this year’s prom was announced, and the auditorium was officially named after former principal Janet Anderson. The assembly […]