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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Alex Nakagawa & Jung Su Park Tiger Staff 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 quick lead in the […]
By Alex Nakagawa Assoc. Sports Editor Students from South Pasadena High School and over 30 other schools gathered to share ideas and compete in categories ranging from fashion design to hotel management at the Wyndham Hotel in Anaheim this past weekend. The Southern California District Career Development Conference highlighted business skills from January 9 to […]
By Sandy Grossman & Jordan Xiao Tiger Staff Despite strong performances by several South Pasadena athletes, the wrestling team took fifteenth place out of 30 schools at the Juan Enriquez Memorial tournament from Friday to Saturday, January 9 to 10. Four out of 11 competing Tigers placed in the top eight for their respective weight […]
By Fiona Bock Staff Writer Photos by Fiona Bock Staff writer Fiona Bock documents a family trip to New Zealand during winter break.
By Olivia Nouriani Staff Writer Girls’ water polo’s preseason drew to a close as they suffered their third defeat in a row to Crescenta Valley High on Thursday, January 8. The squad was crushed 11-4, despite junior Biana Vera aggressively leading the team’s offense. The Tigers fell behind off the bat as senior goalkeeper Clarque […]
By Fiona Bock Staff Writer Students enrolled in an AP class have the opportunity to register for the Advanced Placement Tests starting on Tuesday, January 27. The AP testing runs from Monday, May 4 to Friday, May 15 and each test costs $100, an increase from the $85 price last year. Families interested in an […]
By Kira Gabriel Senior Staff Writer Dual immersion dominated the discussion during the South Pasadena Unified School District Board Meeting on Tuesday, January 6. Dual immersion seeks to establish an educational curriculum that mixes two languages, so students become bilingual through earlier exposure to both languages. The presentation revealed that the Spanish program is set […]
