By Isabel Barbera Assoc. Opinion Editor Dismayed residents gathered at the South Pasadena Unified School District Board Room Tuesday night, February 16 for the third public meeting concerning the controversial Mission Place project. The meeting was held by request of the public to further voice concerns and questions about the potential development on the […]
By Sandy Grossman Staff Writer Aspiring entrepreneurs from the varsity Virtual Business team and the Intro to Virtual Business class represented SPHS at the Long Beach Virtual Enterprise Trade Show. Sixty-nine companies from 66 Southern California schools participated in the two-day event on February 11 to 12. Judges awarded senior Alyssa Schwantner and […]
By Cole Cahill & Sandy Grossman Tiger Staff Staff and ASB members hosted the annual Eighth Grade Night where incoming freshmen were given a tour of the high school on February 17. The event is organized each year to help ease the transition from the middle school to a new campus. “We introduced the […]
By Olivia Chiu Copy Editor Student programmers of all skill levels gathered to build apps and games, attend workshops, and meet with mentors at the first CodeDay Los Angeles of 2016. The SPHS Coding Club went to Santa Monica for the 24-hour event from February 13 to 14. CodeDay is a triannual event that […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
