By Sandra Moore Staff Writer Illustrations by Sandra Moore American Red Cross states on their website that every two seconds, someone in the US needs blood. When donors give their blood, blood centers put the blood through five levels of testing, which searches for HIV and syphilis and other infectious diseases. As men who have […]
Calculus students hold annual tutoring fundraiser
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 […]
Things to do in Los Angeles: Week #1
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Boys’ basketball wins nail biter against La Canada
By Jung Su Park Staff Writer Photos By Stephanie Kim As the clock came to an end, the South Pasadena Tigers found themselves on the winning side of their home opener against the reigning Rio Hondo League Champions La Cañada High School to rise to the league record to 2-0. The Tigers hosted the […]
Loss to Spartans brings girls’ soccer league record to 1-1
By Marion Wood Staff Writer The scoreboard didn’t reflect the performance by the girls’ soccer team last Friday night against La Canada High School. The Tigers lost 2-0 to the highly ranked Spartans, falling to an overall record of 4-4. “We played well we just needed more ball control,” senior Julia Primuth said. “We worked […]
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3 Winter TV Shows to Watch Out For
By Sandy Grossman Staff Writer Winter has just begun, and for many, that means one thing: the dawn of a new television season. Long awaited new shows will finally be airing, popular shows will be returning with new episodes, and older shows will reach their season finales. With such a long list of programs to […]
Wrestling can’t wrangle victory over Monrovia
By Sandy Grossman & Jordan Xiao Tiger Staff Photos by Raj Jain The wrestling team suffered its third league loss of the season in a dual meet against Monrovia High School on Thursday, January 15. The Tigers fell to the Wildcats 44-36 after forfeiting three weight classes totalling 18 uncontested points. The Tigers’ strongest performances […]
Boy’s soccer defeats Blair 6-0 for first league win
By Kevin Park Staff Writer “It felt great to get a hat trick in the first league game of the season. I’m happy to be on the score sheet again but I’m also happy to help the team out as much as possible to get the win.” senior striker Jordan Jackmon said. Jackmon scored three goals, […]
Tigers blow past Vikings during first game in league
By Ryan Nakamura Staff Writer Photos By Raj Jain The Girls Varsity Basketball took a win in their league opener against Blair High School 86-9 on Wednesday, January 14. Junior guard Kristen Kafkaloff kicked off the game with a three-pointer from the top of the key. However, Blair responded back with a two-pointer. Both teams […]
Tuesday Tunes 4
By Karen Hsueh Copy Editor The fourth installment (January 13, 2015) of Tiger Newspaper’s weekly Tuesday Tunes was created by senior Karen Hsueh. This week’s mix consists of music you can listen to while driving around on a lazy day. The playlist starts with a sneak peek from senior Andrew Cuyegkeng’s soon to be released […]
Girls’ soccer outplays Blair 11-0 in league opener
By Marion Wood Staff Writer The girls’ soccer team had stopped cheering after their 11th goal against Blair High School. The Tigers demolished the Rams 11-0 in their first league game of the season, bringing their overall record to 4-3. The Tigers started off with a strong goal by senior Emmy Keenan, who headed the […]
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. […]
Girls’ waterpolo falls to Temple City in league opener
By Olivia Nouriani Staff Writer Photos by Raj Jain Girls’ water polo was outmatched in their first game of Rio Hondo play as they suffered a 13-6 loss to Temple City. Four saves by senior goalkeeper Clarque De Young held off the Rams at the start of the first period, but by the end of […]
Girls’ Soccer loses momentum against Flintridge Prep
By Marion Wood Staff Writer The head coach of the girls’ soccer team made the controversial decision to give the junior varsity players an opportunity to play at the varsity level on Monday, January 12. He subbed the entire varsity team out during the second half of its game against Flintridge Prep, which ended with […]
Boys’ Basketball powers past San Gabriel and Azusa
By Alex Nakagawa & Jung Su Park Tiger Staff Photos by Matt Scholtz After freshman Jaylen Park made his first home debut in the Tigers Rout of Azusa High School on Wednesday, South Pasadena continued the momentum against San Gabriel High School, leaving the gym with a comfortable 61-41 victory. The Tigers jumped out to a […]