By Olivia Nouriani Staff Writer Photos by Stephanie Kim Calculus BC students hosted the seventh finals tutoring fundraiser on Friday, January 16. Calculus teacher Ruth Moonesinghe has coordinated the event each year since 2010, and selected the Ebola crisis as this year’s recipient of the money raised. “There’s always something that needs our help,” Moonesinghe […]
City Council creates dog play area
By Sandra Moore and Faye Witherall Tiger Staff Spot and Buddy will soon have a park of their own in South Pasadena after the City Council voted to create a new dog play area. The new 23,000-square foot facility will be located on city-owned property at 650 Stoney Drive, near the Arroyo Seco Golf Course. […]
News Brief: AP Test Registration
By Fiona Bock Staff Writer Students enrolled in an AP class have the opportunity to register for the Advanced Placement Tests starting on Tuesday, January 27. The AP testing runs from Monday, May 4 to Friday, May 15 and each test costs $100, an increase from the $85 price last year. Families interested in an […]
Dual Immersion attracts parent attention
By Kira Gabriel Senior Staff Writer Dual immersion dominated the discussion during the South Pasadena Unified School District Board Meeting on Tuesday, January 6. Dual immersion seeks to establish an educational curriculum that mixes two languages, so students become bilingual through earlier exposure to both languages. The presentation revealed that the Spanish program is set […]
Corrections to the December 16 print edition
Football coach Marty Konrad has not been banned from coaching teams in the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), but his employment as varsity football coach at South Pasadena High School will depend upon his annual coach’s review in June. A news article in the December 16 issue of Tiger, titled “Football Controversy Continues,” incorrectly stated that Konrad was […]
Football controversy continues
By Alex Nakagawa and Stanley Wu Tiger Staff The Rio Hondo League affirmed its decision to negate South Pasadena High School varsity football’s November 7 win over La Cañada, effectively preventing the Tigers from making CIF playoffs. The November 28 meeting followed three weeks of protest as players and parents alike challenged the league’s controversial […]
Glue on every campus door lock delays start of instructional day
By Olivia Nouriani Staff Writer Pictures by Tucker Judkins Faculty arrived at South Pasadena High School early Monday morning to find the door locks to every classroom, maintenance, and the main office sealed with Gorilla Glue, a super adhesive substance. By 8:00 a.m., almost every classroom was still locked and students waited for official instruction. […]
News brief: Virtual Business competes in Bakersfield
By Jordan Xiao Copy Editor Virtual Business left for Bakersfield early Tuesday, December 2, to participate in the annual Virtual Enterprise Trade Show and Business Plan Competition. Varsity company Walden and JV companies Orbis and Inventor will showcase their respective products among dozens of other schools. Competition categories include Business Plan, Marketing, Newsletter, and Website, […]
SPHS placed on lockdown after receiving threatening e-mail
By Tiger Staff SPHS was placed on lockdown at approximately 11:30 this morning, due to an unspecified e-mail threat. Principal Janet Anderson informed the staff that the anonymous threat was received Thursday night through the high school website. Upon receiving the e-mail, Anderson contacted SPPD Chief Art Miller and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Geoff Yantz. The […]
Band holds Friends and Family Night
By Karen Hsueh Copy Editor The South Pasadena High School Marching Band and Color Guard took on a brand new style of music as they performed this year’s field show, Star-Crossed Lovers, at their annual Friends and Family Night on Wednesday, November 19. The music, compared to last year’s Hayao-Miyazaki-themed show, contained elements of Tchaikovsky’s […]
Soccer season disrupted by track renovations
By Faye Witherall Assoc. Feature Editor Soccer players, parents, and school officials met Monday, November 17, to discuss the high school’s plan to move the boys and girls team off of the stadium field due to track renovations. The parents and players did not succeed in overturning the district’s decision to perform the work from […]
Burglaries hit South Pasadena area
By Kevin Park Staff Writer A series of burglaries struck South Pasadena between Tuesday, October 28 and Monday, November 10. According to the police, the robberies hit 11 different houses in the northern area of South Pasadena. Four robberies occurred between the 300 block of Oaklawn and the 200 block of Grace. Two suspects seen […]
Academic Decathlon triumphs in scrimmage
By Somi Jun Feature Editor With an overall score of 32,525 points, South Pasadena High School’s Academic Decathlon team won against Beverly Hills High School during a scrimmage match on Saturday, October 25. The scrimmage marks the first competition of the year and functions as a primer for the rest of Academic Decathlon’s season. Four […]
Shooting plot suspects released from house arrest
Two South Pasadena High School seniors accused of planning to murder three staff members were released from wearing court-ordered ankle monitoring devices on Thursday, October 30. A juvenile court judge in Alhambra ruled that the two students will be allowed to use the Internet to communicate with their lawyer and to complete homework assignments. Both […]
Evil Twin Studios coordinates Haunted House
By Faye Witherall Staff Writer Photos by Raj Jain The Raymond Hill Mortuary Haunted House opened for its second consecutive year on Saturday, October 18. For the past two years, Evil Twin Studios has been operating this growing Halloween attraction in South Pasadena. The Fremont Centre Theater transforms into a popular haunted house that features […]
PTSA highlights student stress in meeting
By Olivia Nouriani Staff Writer The South Pasadena High School Parent-Teacher-Student Association took an hour out of its meeting Monday night to focus on teen stress relief. The PTSA hosted an official meeting in the library from 6:30-7:00 p.m. President Deb McCurdy reminded attendees of school events over the past few months. Wish Night raised […]