By Kyle Kan News Editor South Pasadena High School employee Ms Ana Nicholson passed away of cancer on Tuesday, April 5. “I believe I speak for all staff when I say that we have lost a most positive and friendly person who, even while in treatment, remained upbeat and continually focused her concern and care […]
Pennies for Patients fundraiser exceeds goal
By Noah Miyamae Assoc. Sports Editor The “Pennies for Patients” fundraiser at South Pasadena High School reached a grand total of $5,177.82 in the 2016 school year. This surpassed the goal of $4,200 by almost a thousand dollars and became the highest total since 2011. “It has just been a matter of getting students to […]
SPEX honors achievement, involvement, and outreach
By Olivia Chiu Copy Editor Photo by Thomas Forman The annual Spotlight on Excellence, or SPEX, assembly commemorated students with outstanding community service, perfect attendance, and noteworthy GPA’s or GPA improvements. The assembly also recognized 15 individuals with the outstanding involvement awards, Renaissance awards, and principal’s choice awards. The lists of GPA and community service […]
Final GQ princes announced at lunch for annual Powderpuff game
By Nick Michael Assoc. News Editor Photo by Brian Kojima The 2016 GQ princes were announced on Wednesday, March 2, at lunch. The three seniors candidates will move on to the final round of voting, while the three underclassmen The six princes will be interviewed in front of the entire school at the GQ assembly […]
Eighth grade workshop hosted by virtual business team
By Faye Witherall Feature Editor Photo by Kevin Huang South Pasadena High School’s Varsity Virtual Business team held an eighth grade workshop which included a four-hour presentation that gave middle school students an inside look at the different departments of the business class. The annual fundraiser was held on Saturday, February 27 to showcase the […]
SPHS Instrumental Music program hosts annual spaghetti night fundraiser
By Sandy Grossman & Sandra Moore Tiger Staff The community gathered in the SPHS gymnasium on Thursday, February 25 for an evening of music and dining at the annual Spaghetti Dinner Night hosted by the SPHS Instrumental Music Program. The event featured songs from band, orchestra, and jazz band. Local restaurants including Mamma’s Brick Oven, […]
ASB announces GQ nominees and talent show results
By Nick Michael Assoc. News Editor The 2016 GQ nominees were announced on Friday, February 26, at lunch on the Tiger Patio. Three nominees were introduced for the freshman, sophomore, and junior classes, and nine were announced for the senior class. The nominees were selected based on the results of a school-wide voting ballot. On […]
Academic Decathlon places first at county competition
By Faye Witherall Feature Editor South Pasadena High School’s Academic Decathlon placed first in Los Angeles County for the second consecutive year to finish ahead of more than 60 schools at the two-part regional competition. The team’s results were announced two weeks after the initial section of the competition at the award ceremony on February 10. […]
Third public meeting on Mission Place Project addresses concerns from citizens
By Isabel Barbera Assoc. Opinion Editor Dismayed residents gathered at the South Pasadena Unified School District Board Room Tuesday night, February 16 for the third public meeting concerning the controversial Mission Place project. The meeting was held by request of the public to further voice concerns and questions about the potential development on the […]
Marketing Plan takes first place at Virtual Enterprise Competition
By Sandy Grossman Staff Writer Aspiring entrepreneurs from the varsity Virtual Business team and the Intro to Virtual Business class represented SPHS at the Long Beach Virtual Enterprise Trade Show. Sixty-nine companies from 66 Southern California schools participated in the two-day event on February 11 to 12. Judges awarded senior Alyssa Schwantner and […]
Eighth Grade Night showcases SPHS campus
By Cole Cahill & Sandy Grossman Tiger Staff Staff and ASB members hosted the annual Eighth Grade Night where incoming freshmen were given a tour of the high school on February 17. The event is organized each year to help ease the transition from the middle school to a new campus. “We introduced the […]
Coding Club impresses at CodeDay LA
By Olivia Chiu Copy Editor Student programmers of all skill levels gathered to build apps and games, attend workshops, and meet with mentors at the first CodeDay Los Angeles of 2016. The SPHS Coding Club went to Santa Monica for the 24-hour event from February 13 to 14. CodeDay is a triannual event that […]
Talent show spotlights student ability
By Nick Michael Assoc. News Editor 24 The annual SPHS Talent Show, held on Friday, February 19 in the auditorium, featured eleven student performances. Eight of the eleven acts were vocal performances, and most of them were covers. Senior Jung Su Park kicked off the show with a mashup of Justin Bieber’s “Sorry” and “I’ll […]
Students take over State Capitol for Sacramento conference
By Declan Chin Staff Writer Ninety students from SPHS traveled to Youth and Government Model Legislature and Court’s Sacramento conference to participate in a variety of program areas including debating bills in the Senate and Assembly, and arguing court cases in Bench Trial or Appellate Court. An important event of the Sacramento conference is […]
Focus on Adderall
By Ross Lelieur Senior Staff Writer The pressures of schoolwork may be pushing some students to turn to drugs like Adderall and Ritalin to stay on task for long periods of time. These drugs, normally prescribed for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), can be used non-medically to help individuals focus for significant periods of […]
Students honored in scholastic regional competition
By Riley Segal Staff Writer Seventy-six students received a total of 124 Western Region awards after freshmen and juniors from Ms Diane Shires’ English classes, as well as other independent students from SPUSD, submitted their works to the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Regional Competitions in December. Nineteen of these students received the Gold […]