Story by Anayah Mehdi Staff Writer Photos courtesy of Mike Parkinson Contributor On Friday, Oct. 22, the cross country team competed in the 73rd Annual Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational meet. The varsity girls team placed first out of 18 schools in their race, and the boys team earned the top spot in its division. […]
Family of Andre Patzkowski creates memorial academic scholarship
Story by Charlotte Dekle Staff Writer Photo courtesy of Yoli Patzkowski Contributor Content Warning: suicide The family of recently deceased SPHS Class of 2021 alumnus Andre Patzkowski has created an academic scholarship in his honor. The scholarship is being funded through a GoFundMe page organized by Andre’s sister, Yoli Patzkowski, which has been accepting donations since Friday, […]
Homecoming traditions continue with annual assembly, picnic, and game
Story by Hanna Bae Staff Writer Photos by Erin Lee, Sarah Lee, and Samantha Shiroishi Staff Photographers Students gathered to support clubs and display their school spirit for the annual homecoming festivities on Friday, Oct. 12. The day consisted of an assembly on the football field, a picnic on the numbered walkway and surrounding athletic fields, and […]
Football trounces rival San Marino in historic homecoming game
Story by Benjamin Regan Staff Writer Photos by Erin Lee and Samantha Shiroishi Staff Photographers A memorable homecoming week was capped off by a thrilling win for the orange and black, defeating league rival San Mario on a game-winning touchdown catch with under a minute to play. The win solidified a CIF berth for South […]
City Council to cut investment ties with ExxonMobil and Chevron
Story by Charlotte Dekle Staff Writer Photo by Erin Lee Staff Photographer The City Council voted to approve an amended investment policy resolution aimed at cutting economic ties with ExxonMobil and Chevron at its meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 20. The investment and cash management focus remains unchanged except for the amended section detailing that going forward, the […]
Girls golf finishes second place in the Rio Hondo League and sends two to CIF
Story by Hanna Bae Staff Writer Photo by Sophie Yeung Photography Editor Girls golf ended their league season in second place at the Rio Hondo League finals on Tuesday, Oct. 19 after being tied with San Marino for a majority of the season. Although many concluded their individual matches, senior captain Lauren Calderon and freshman […]
Cross country excels yet again in league meet
Story by Anayah Mehdi Staff Writer Photo by Erin Lee Staff Photographer SPHS’ boys and girls varsity cross country teams took part in their second league meet, at Hahamongna Watershed Park on Thursday, Oct. 14. Their success from the first league meet continued into the Thursday race. The boys varsity team placed first out of […]
Assemblymember Chris Holden seeks applicants for Young Legislators Prorgram
Story by Hanna Bae Staff Writer Photo courtesy of California State Assembly Contributor Assemblymember Chris Holden announced that the 2022 Young Legislators Program will be accepting applications for next year on Friday, Oct. 15. Now in its seventh year, the program strives to provide high school students with opportunities to familiarize themselves with public policy and the […]
Football defeated in disappointing loss against Polytechnic
Story by Benjamin Regan Staff Writer Photos by Erin Lee Staff Photographer In a cat battle, the Panthers outplayed the Tigers and emerged victorious 28-8. Football saw their three game winning streak come to an end on Friday, Oct. 15, losing uncompetitively to the Pasadena Polytechnic Panthers. Coming into the game with an undefeated league […]
Girls volleyball crumbles to La Cañada in senior night game
Story by Michael Mayemura Staff Writer Photos by Michelle Shadmon Staff Photographer Girls volleyball played their final league game of the year against the La Cañada Spartans on Wednesday, Oct. 13. In this rematch game, South Pas hoped to claim victory, but after another five nail-biting sets, La Cañada took the win in South Pas’ […]
Football edges out La Cañada in nailbiter
Story by Benjamin Regan Staff Writer Photos by Erin Lee Staff Photographer Football ripped off their third consecutive win on Thursday, Oct. 7th, defeating league rival La Cañada 23-22 in a back-and-forth, competitive game. Building on their momentum and a mid-season winning streak, the Tigers used a late fourth quarter field goal to edge the […]
School Board seeks applicants for vacant seat
Story by Charlotte Dekle Staff Writer Photo by Oscar Walsh Contributor The School Board is accepting applications for the vacant seat on the Board of Education following Dr. Suzie Abajian’s resignation on Wednesday, Sept. 29. An email sent by the board outlined the eligibility requirements: applicants must be 18 years of age or older, a citizen of […]
Football crushes Temple City in Color Day league opener
Story by Charlotte Dekle Staff Writer Photos by Samantha Shiroishi Staff Photographer The Tiger Color Day game was a success for South Pasadena. Football rode a considerable lead against the Temple City Rams on Friday, Oct. 1 in their first game of the CIF season, walking away with a 41-12 win. Temple City started with […]
Girls volleyball stumbles to La Cañada rivals in fifth set
Story by Elsie Waters Staff Writer Photos by Michelle Shadmon Staff Photographer Girls volleyball fell in the fifth set to the La Cañada Spartans on Tuesday, Sept 28. The game was evenly matched, as the teams were tied 2-2- at the end of the fourth set and the tiebreaking fifth set presented a close finish, […]
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Dr. Suzie Abajian resigns from School Board
Story by Charlotte Dekle Staff Writer Photo by Sarah Lee Staff Photographer School Board member Dr. Suzie Abajian announced her resignation in an email to SPUSD parents on Wednesday, Sept. 29. Abajian’s resignation will go into effect on October 13, following her last Board meeting on October 12. Abajian’s resignation comes as a result of her moving […]