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 […]
Playing with the right mindset
By Jung Su Park Sports Editor Numbers play a huge role in sports. Outside sources rate a team based on its record, spectators and players alike judge levels of individual skill through statistics, and match outcomes are determined by what appears on the scoreboard. Although such approaches are obviously essential to understanding athletics, displaying favorable […]
Wrestling falls short in postseason opportunity
By Brandon Yung Staff Writer The Tigers finished their 2015-2016 season unable to send any of the seven viable wrestlers to Masters during CIF this past weekend. The CIF tournament took place at Santiago High School on Friday and Saturday, February 19 and 20. Individuals were eliminated after two losses. Out of the seven wrestlers […]
Girls’ water polo eliminated from CIF campaign
By Kevin Park Staff Writer The varsity girls’ water polo 2015-2016 season came to end on Saturday, February 20 with a tough loss to Los Altos High School in the CIF quarterfinals at home. This year’s season was filled with several surprises, most notably when the Tigers secured a spot in playoffs through a wildcard […]
Boys’ soccer seeks improvement
By Noah Miyamae Assoc. Sports Editor The boys’ varsity soccer team ended its season with a 3-6-1 Rio Hondo League record and a 5-10-2 overall record. This season was a rebuilding process for the squad after losing many seniors to graduation. The Tigers played the final match of the season against a very powerful Monrovia […]
Boys’ basketball drops first round
By Ryan Nakamura Staff Writer Boys’ basketball concluded its season with a 62-50 loss in the first round of CIF-SS against Gabrielino High School on February 17. South Pasadena finished its campagin with a 3-7 Rio Hondo League record and an overall record of 11-17. Opening possessions were filled with missed opportunities and easy turnovers […]
Girls’ basketball aims for a spot at CIF semifinals
By Riley Segal Staff Writer The girls’ basketball team narrowly defeated Burroughs High School 45-43 on Saturday, February 22 in the second round of CIF-SS playoffs. The matchup was considered a home game for South Pas, but the two teams played at Blair High School due to Tiger Bingo. Despite a slow start in the […]
Player Profile: Sydney Shettleroe
By Kevin Park Staff Writer Freshman Sydney Shettleroe has proven to be one of the most experienced water polo players South Pasadena High School has ever seen. Ironically, Shettleroe only became the star she is today because of her parents’ mistake. She gained an attraction for swimming when she was 11 years old. Her parents […]
Player Profile: Jason Takarabe
By Noah Miyamae Assoc. Sports Editor Senior Jason Takarabe has been his own biggest critic during his high school athletic career. Whether he is wrestling or playing football, Takarabe is always looking to improve himself. With this mindset, it is fitting that he would participate in an independent sport like wrestling. “I wrestle because I […]
The classic film that inspired “Star Wars”
By Sandy Grossman & Ross Lelieur Tiger Staff The Hidden Fortress is not a film made for contemporary audiences. With an agonizingly slow pace and constant sense of repressed silliness, many will find it unengaging at best. But while it is not a masterpiece, there is little question that the film still holds immense artistic […]
Contemporary arts and crafts
By Somi Jun Print Managing Editor Museums are often stereotyped as stuffy, indoor affairs, reserved for posh adults talking in hushed tones. Four times a year, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) actively contradicts this stereotype through its Sunday Studio, a free all-ages event that includes hands-on projects and tours. I had the chance to work […]
The not so “Good Dinosaur”
By Ross Lelieur Senior Staff Writer Pixar––that universally loved giant of the animation film industry––finally seems to have stumbled. After decades of releasing hit after hit at the box office (ignoring Cars 2), it appears that one of the studio’s films––The Good Dinosaur––will be considered a failure. This surprise has left many puzzled, asking what […]
Justin Bieber shows purpose with new album
By Nick Michael Assoc. News Editor The past two years have brought serious harm to Justin Bieber’s public image. He was arrested three times in 2014 for charges including assault and driving under the influence. Videos of him using vulgar language and urinating into a mop bucket were released online, drawing heated responses. In fact, […]