Photo by Thomas Forman Photo Editor South Pasadena High School World History teacher Mrs. Annalee Pearson was announced as the 2018 recipient of the Hartsough award at the annual Hartsough assembly on Friday, May 18. Hosted by the Associated Student Body Commissioners, this school-wide assembly commemorated exceptional teachers nominated by SPHS students. The Hartsough award is […]
2018 “Night at the Museum” Prom surpasses expectations at the Autry Museum of the American West
Photos by Richard Gomez Staff Photographer Students traveled to the Gene Autry Museum Saturday, May 12 for the 2018 Prom after months of non-stop chatter and preparation for the highly-anticipated dance planned by SPHS’ junior class. The dance –– appropriately named “Night at the Museum” –– began at 7:00, and most students stopped to eat outside […]
Badminton secures a CIF Southern Section Championship
Photos by Thomas Forman Photo editor Badminton claimed the CIF Division I Southern Section title, emerging victorious in a series of matches before ultimately attaining the championship versus Cypress on Saturday, May 12. The win marks the climax of the Tigers’ steady upward trend since the badminton team’s official creation in the spring of 2016. […]
Track enjoys strong showing in CIF preliminaries
Photo by Helena Fu Staff Photographer After dominating the rest of the Rio Hondo League all season, the SPHS Track and Field went toe to toe with some of the best competition in Southern California at CIF preliminaries in Costa Mesa. Both the girls’ 4×100 and 4×400 relay teams placed in the top nine, and will […]
Track competes admirably at the Rio Hondo finals
Photo by Helena Fu Staff Photographer The South Pasadena track and field team competed against the best athletes from other Rio Hondo League schools at the league finals meet on Friday, May 4. Under the bright lights of Roosevelt Field, nine boys and ten girls from SPHS qualified for the CIF Prelims meet, three short from […]
South Pasadena moves forward with blanket smoking ordinance
Photo by Helena Fu Staff Photographer Smoking will be prohibited on all public sidewalks in South Pasadena after the adoption of an amendment to the city’s municipal code. The legislative changes were introduced at a city council meeting Wednesday, May 2nd but were not passed immediately; a vote will be held to pass the ordinance […]
Softball defeated by San Marino
The softball team was mercied on Wednesday, May 2 at home by the San Marino Titans. Throughout the game, the Tigers’ defense and offense faltered as the Titan talent carried San Marino to a 10-0 final score. In the first inning, the Titans got an early lead by scoring two runs. While the Titan offense […]
After defeating San Marino, boys’ volleyball’s tiebreaker against La Cañada ends in heartbreak
Photos by Alicia Alderete Associate Photo Editor Boys’ volleyball scored an upset victory against rival San Marino on Tuesday, May 1. The 3-2 win for the Tigers brought them into the running of a four-way tie in terms of wins and losses between themselves, San Marino, La Cañada, and Temple City. Today, The Tigers faced […]
Baseball stumbles late against rival titans
Photos by Richard Gomez Staff Photographer The varsity baseball team was defeated 3-2 at home by rival San Marino on Monday, April 30th. Although the potential of the team’s first league victory loomed large with a persistent tie, the Titans took the lead during their last at-bats. Junior Noah Parker pitched for the entirety of the […]
Residents report brown and discolored water from city taps
Photo by Brandon Yung South Pasadena residents are noticing cloudy and discolored tap water from their faucets, an issue that is causing health concerns. Reports of yellow or brown water began in March, and have been concentrated in the central and eastern parts of the city. Residents who first started noticing the concerning phenomenon took to […]
Boys’ volleyball sweeps Temple City
Photos by Alicia Alderete Associate Photography Editor Boys’ volleyball reigned supreme in its away game against the Temple City Rams on April 17. The Tigers swept the Rams in three sets and advanced to second place in the league, just trailing behind the still undefeated San Marino. The Tigers’ last matchup with the Rams ended in […]
Boys’ and girls’ swimming reigns victorious over Temple City
Photo by Luke Quezada Staff Photographer Swimming beat Temple City this Wednesday, April 18 in a riveting match. The girls’ team won narrowly at 88-81 while the boys’ team dominated with a more decisive 105-65 total score. The girls started out strong, claiming 1st and 2nd place in the 200-meter relay. Second place in the 200 […]
Softball suffers non-league loss to University Prep
Softball suffered its fourteenth loss of the season on Thursday, April 19. The Tigers lost to the University Prep Jaguars 9-4 in a non-league match at home. This loss shifts softball’s record to 0-14. The Tigers entered the game with a significant number of their starting players missing, partly due to the Virtual Business New […]
Track and field sweeps La Cañada in fourth dual meet of the season
Photos by Helena Fu Staff Photographer The SPHS track and field teams’ domination of Rio Hondo league continued on Tuesday, April 17, with the boys beating La Cañada 105-19 and the girls also winning comfortably by a score of 95-28. The boys’ team had one of its best efforts as a whole this season, taking […]
Track and field dominates San Marino in its second league meet
Photo by Helena Fu Staff Photographer The varsity track team was once again victorious, beating San Marino and Blair in a dual meet on a hot afternoon at the San Marino track on Wednesday April 11th. In the second league meet of the year, junior Christina Taylor and sophomore Gianna Beasley once again dominated the competition […]
Boys’ volleyball wins a five-set thriller against La Cañada
Photos by Alicia Alderete Associate Photography Editor The boys’ volleyball team prevailed victorious on April 12 with a come from behind victory against La Cañada. The teams played for five sets before the Tigers emerged victorious 3-2. This five-set victory did not come easy for the Tigers. The Spartans proved to be difficult opponents, particularly in […]