Category: News

By Sammy Park Staff Writer Photo by Thomas Forman Staff Photographer The Internship Program held its first compulsory workshop this Tuesday, September 13 in the Career Counseling Center. The workshop, led by Career Technical Education Specialist Ms. Andrea Fox, included a lesson on personal branding and a guest speaker on the importance of savings. During […]

By David Seo Staff Writer Photo by Hana Tyszka Senior Staff Photographer The peer mediation group at South Pasadena High School has recently received a designated class for the 2016-17 school year. Previously, the group was only able to meet in weekly morning meetings at 7:00 a.m. The class, a 7th period study hall, now […]

By Noah Miyamae Sports Editor Photo by Luke Quezada Staff Photographer The SPHS Associated Student Body held its annual SAC Assembly on Friday, September 2 to introduce the new members of ASB, encourage students to buy various school-promoted items, and raise spirit through several performances. Students were initially greeted by band performances as everyone found […]

By Rachel Lu Staff Writer Photo by Hana Tyszka Staff Photographer South Pasadena High School hosted parents on September 1 for its Back to School night. The annual event welcomed parents ‘Back to School’ through an introduction and walkthrough their students’ schedules on campus. The evening began with parents assembling in the SPHS auditorium at […]

By Nate Rudman Copy Editor Photos by Matt Scholtz Photo Editor The renovations to the South Pasadena High School campus’s grassy areas could be completed in just three weeks. The project, which has been in progress for two years, includes providing proper seating, shade, and communal space for Construction workers and gardeners have been removing […]

By Brandon Yung Staff Writer Illustration by Ashton Carless Graphics by Sandra Moore and Michael Stukan South Pasadena students ranked fifth in California in the recently released CAASPP test results. The results for last year’s Common Core-aligned tests were released this Wednesday, August 24. South Pasadena raised its scores from the previous year by 4.6%, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

By Tiger Staff Photo by Kevin Huang Staff Photographer All three SPEF Summer School campuses were placed on lockdown this morning at approximately 10:00 a.m., after reports of sexual harassment, indecent exposure and burglaries in the area. At 7:40 a.m. a student on her way to SPHS reported being physically accosted by an African American […]

By Riley Segal Staff Writer Photo by Matt Scholtz Photo Editor Tammy Lai is stepping down as the girls’ basketball coach after heading the program for four seasons. Lai was the most successful coach in South Pas girls’ basketball history, and holds an overall win-loss record of 82-23 and comprehensive league record of 35-5. “Coach […]

By Rachel Lu Staff Writer Photos by Luke Quezada Photographer The South Pasadena Education Foundation’s first Next Generation Coding camp converted SPMS computer labs into coding classrooms this past week. The NGC program, taught by SPHS Coding Club volunteers, aimed to give elementary and incoming middle school students an introduction to computer science through basic […]