By Sammy Park Staff Writer The aroma of fried funnel cake on Tuesdays and Thursdays will soon be fading from West Main Street in Alhambra. Ice Que, home of decadent funnel cake ice cream sandwich, boba, and shaved ice, announced its closure on Thursday, July 23rd. Less than a year old, the business’ closing shocked […]
By Olivia Chiu Copy Editor Incoming senior Kristen Kafkaloff is taking part in a rigorous eight-week internship with the Flight Electronics and Software Systems Department of JPL, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. This program has been Kafkaloff’s first step into the professional world as it uses both her academic and interpersonal skills. Wanting to experience a […]
By Ryan Nakamura Staff Writer 2/5 Minions provides a prequel to the critically acclaimed Despicable Me franchise, but fails to earn any other distinction. Although the film depicts creative animated schemes and contains a comedic aspect, the generic characters and a predictable plotline create 90 minutes of cringing, boredom, and dissatisfaction. Taking place 42 years […]
By Cole Cahill Staff Writer Photos by Thomas Formen The South Pasadena Library hosted its third and final seminar and workshop on journalism of the summer for kids ages eight to 14 on Friday, June 24 at the South Pasadena Public Library. The presentation was lead by former Associated Press bureau chief Andrew Lippman and […]
By Fiona Bock and Vaughn Huelsman Tiger Staff The Special Olympics athletes from Morocco and Paraguay got one of their first tastes of South Pasadena at a welcome breakfast hosted by the city’s Kiwanis club on Thursday, July 23rd. A mass of local volunteers prepared each delegate a hearty meal in preparation for a jam-packed day, filled […]
By Somi Jun Print Managing Editor Photos by Hana Tyszka, Thomas Forman, Matt Scholtz Over 110 members of the South Pasadena community gathered on Fair Oaks Avenue to welcome Special Olympics teams to the city on Wednesday, July 22. Athletes from Paraguay arrived in buses at around 11:20 a.m. to the fanfare of homemade banners, […]
By Cole Cahill Staff Writer 5/5 The worst part about Me And Earl And The Dying Girl is its title. It is a sad fact that many moviegoers would not want to see a movie with such a morbid name. The film sounds depressing and sappy, especially in the context of its “teen” genre. Many […]
By Riley Segal Staff Writer The girls’ varsity soccer team has a point to prove in the upcoming 2015-2016 season – that despite its previous demoralizing record last year, the Tigers still have the will and power to be one of the top squads in the Rio Hondo league. Coach Robert Gallo will continue to guide […]
By Ryan Nakamura Staff Writer While most SPHS students lounge at the beach or head to local boba shops during summer break, TEDx members Daniel Pazmino, Kiernan O’Neal , and Omni Lott are spending their summer hard at work editing the first TEDx talk held at South Pas. TEDx is a global movement devoted to […]
Photos by Hana Tyszka
By Sandy Grossman Staff Writer This review will take a look back at a classic, yet forgotten, film through a modern lens in an effort to reintroduce it, especially to a contemporary audience. This Sporting Life was released in England on July 16, 1963 and was nearly universally panned by audiences of the time. Barely […]
By Kevin Park Staff Writer The South Pasadena football team’s season last year included a videotaping incident accusing former football coach Martin Konrad of cheating, a disqualification from CIF playoffs, and a sudden resignation from their head coach, which leads to the question: can the Tigers leave all their troubles behind and follow up with […]
By Kyle Kan & Jung Su Park Tiger Staff SPHS athletics have begun filling the nine-coach void left at the end of last year by welcoming three new head coaches this summer. SPHS reported in a press release that Marivick Mamiit, José Soto, and Michael Gonzales have been hired for girls’ varsity tennis, varsity cross […]
By Somi Jun Print Managing Editor Iowa City is a United Nations City of Literature, the “Athens of the Midwest,” famous worldwide for housing the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and home to barely 70,000 people. It was in this small city that we congregated: we 35 students writers from 12 different countries, plucked from Arabic-speaking nations, […]
By Cole Cahill Staff Writer The varsity boys’ soccer team faces a challenge this upcoming season to reach the same, if not higher, level of success it achieved last year. After losing over ten seniors to graduation, the remaining teammates will have to work hard to fill those shoes. The Tigers awed the South Pasadena community last […]
By Noah Miyamae Staff Writer “Spectacular” has been a synonymous term for the girls’ volleyball team in the past two years. Currently, the squad is facing a new situation as they wonder how they will fare this year with a new coach and additions of various players. Although significant changes are impending, the returning varsity […]
