Written by Preston Sharkey Staff Writer Every summer, various South Pasadena Little League teams compete in the annual District 18 All-Star Baseball Tournament. Here’s how the teams fared in their season openers: The 13-14 year-old team beat the Los Angeles All-Stars on Saturday night by a score of 10-5. Eleven hits and solid relief pitching […]
South Pasadena High School reaches new height at SkillsUSA national competition
Written by Isabella Tsai Staff Writer Photos contributed from Richard Simms The SPHS SkillsUSA team joined over 6,000 other students from around the nation in Louisville, Kentucky to compete in the 53rd annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference from Tuesday to Friday, June 20-23. This competition was the pinnacle of the chapter’s work and training […]
Press conference releases more details about missing boy: evidence points murder, attempted suicide
Written by Rachel Lu, Sofie Dreskin Photos by Helena Fu, Isaac Marziali Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials and District Attorneys are charging the father of the missing five-year-old Aramazd Andressian Jr. — whose disappearance gripped the South Pasadena community— with homicide and attempted suicide and stated that he was planning to leave the country. This information was […]
South Pas focuses on autism during Library Author Night
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Father of missing boy arrested for murder after 2-month long search for South Pasadena five-year-old
Written by Rachel Lu News Editor Authorities arrested South Pasadena father Aramazd Andressian Sr. on the murder charges of his five-year-old son at 1pm Friday in Las Vegas, officials said. After a two-month search for five-year-old Aramazd Andressian Jr., Andressian Sr. was taken into custody at the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) with $10 […]
Second Annual NGC empowers aspiring coders
Written by Preston Sharkey Staff Writer Photo by Thomas Forman Photography Editor Elementary and middle school students filled up the SPMS computer labs this past week to sharpen their coding abilities. Organized by SPEF, the SPHS Coding Club hosted its second annual Next Generation Coding Camp (NGC). Coding Club members volunteered to teach coding and […]
Baseball defeats Eagle Rock in summer league opener
Written by Alex Betts Staff Writer Photos by Thomas Forman Photo Editor Baseball began its summer season with an 8-6 victory against Eagle Rock on Saturday, June 17. The Tigers put together a unified effort, quickly gaining an early lead and retaining it for the win on their home diamond. Fielding a young team, the […]
Remembering Mr. Asher
Photo by Kevin Huang Staff Photographer The applause roared up quickly in Mr. Asher’s 6th period, not for the first time nor the last, and Mr. Asher did a little bow and hand flourish to signify his approving mirth. On every occasion through the year that the class has applauded him, the reason was consistent: […]
Longtime English teacher Mr. James Asher remembered
Photo courtesy of Jalynne Li English teacher Mr. James Asher passed away Thursday, June 1, after a brief illness. His current students were notified of his passing during first period this morning in the library projection room. Administration, staff, and counselors were present to offer students support. Mr. Asher spent seventeen years on campus as an […]
Arroyo Seco Choir victorious in debut ‘Music in the Parks’ competition
Photo courtesy of Lia Donovan SPHS’ Arroyo Seco Choir students triumphed in their first-ever appearance in the Knott’s Berry Farm ‘Music in the Parks’ competition on Saturday, May 20. The group of vocalists brought home three top awards: the outstanding high school vocalist title for sophomore Talia Johnson, first place in the high school choir […]
Track participates in CIF Finals
Six athletes from South Pasadena competed at the CIF-SS Division 3 Track and Field Finals on Saturday, May 20. While none were able to advance to CIF Masters, all gave strong efforts and some set personal records. This was a growing experience for all of the competitors as none were seniors, and the coaches are […]
Seniors defeat faculty in annual softball game for first victory in eight years
The seniors pulled off a dramatic upset in the Senior Class vs Faculty softball game today, May 18 at lunch. The game marked the first win in eight years for the seniors in the annual competition. The seniors jumped out to an early lead in the game, as Junhee Chung and Tucker Judkins knocked in the […]
Search for missing child continues
Story co-written by Rachel Lu Staff Writer Photo by Thomas Forman Assoc. Photo Editor The search for five year-old Aramazd Andressian Jr. continues as South Pasadena police officers alongside Los Angeles sheriff’s deputies conducted yet another extensive comb-through of Arroyo Park on Thursday morning. Despite the assistance of scent-trained dogs and a drone, the eight-hour endeavor […]
Swimming competes in CIF Division 2 Finals
Photo by Matt Scholtz Photography Editor The boys and girls’ swim team finished the season off strong, placing in several events during the CIF Division 2 finals on Friday, May 12 and Saturday, May 13 at the Riverside Aquatics Complex. South Pas finished 23rd out of 46 in Division 2 with a total of 44 […]
Track competes in CIF Preliminaries
Photo Courtesy of Isaac Marziali The 22 track and field athletes that qualified for CIF competed at the Division 3 CIF Preliminaries at Estancia High School on Saturday, May 13. Of those that participated, only six will advance to finals, though several narrowly missed reaching the next round. Finals only take the top nine in […]
Baseball falls to Monrovia in final game of the season
Photo by Thomas Forman Assoc. Photography Editor Baseball concluded its Rio Hondo League campaign after falling to the Monrovia Wildcats in a close loss last Thursday, May 11. The Tigers managed to jump ahead with an early home run but could not slow down the Wildcats’ offense, resulting in a 4-2 loss for South Pas. […]