Story by Cloe MaurerFeature Editor Illustration by Alicia ZhangStaff Illustrator This article is part of Tiger‘s March center spread. Read the rest of the spread here. Last March, I was terrified of being alone. I didn’t know what to do without a steady stream of stressors and distressors to point to the reason why I felt […]
Story by Amber ChenOpinion Editor Illustration by Alicia ZhangStaff Illustrator This article is part of Tiger‘s March center spread. Read the rest of the spread here. I went into quarantine with a very specific idea of what I wanted to accomplish, how I was going to accomplish it, and the person I’d be afterwards. I […]
Story by Katie HohmanStaff Writer Illustration by Alicia ZhangStaff Illustrator This article is part of Tiger‘s March center spread. Read the rest of the spread here. In the last year — as I have begun to reflect more and more on my time in high school — I have become increasingly nostalgic. I thought about all […]
Story by Georgia Parsons Associate Feature Editor Photo by Ella Jayasekera Photography Editor The City of South Pasadena and the Public Safety Commission will host a virtual community forum as the City searches for a new SPPD police chief via Zoom on Monday, Mar. 15 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Attendees will be able to […]
Story by Quinn ManzoStaff Writer Photo courtesy of Anthony ChanContributor The SPHS cross country team faced San Marino at the second meet of the year on Thursday, Mar. 11 at Hahamongna Watershed Park. Boys varsity once again obtained the top four places. Senior Andrew Villapudua led once again, completing three miles in 15:44 and beating his previous […]
Story by Eddie Zhou Staff Writer Photo by Oscar Walsh Staff Photographer Local activist group Black Lives Matter (BLM) South Pasadena emphasizes humanity and respect for unhoused community members in its lunch and donation drives at Garfield Park every Monday at 12 p.m. Volunteers distribute homemade and purchased meals, drinks, masks, hand sanitizer, snacks, and […]
Story by Sam GrotensteinAssociate Opinion Editor Illustration by David SohnStaff Illustrator The Snapchat discover page is a horrible place. This may seem like hyperbole, but the explore page sits pathetically as the disgusting offspring of contemporary tabloid magazines and early 20th century travelling circus acts. It is a seemingly never-ending stream of 30 second long […]
Story by Georgia Parsons Associate Feature Editor Photo courtesy of Michelle Curry Contributor The SPUSD Food and Nutrition program is offering free meals to anyone in the greater South Pasadena community between the ages of one and 18 on Diamond Avenue across from the SPHS basketball gym. This program has been underway since the beginning of […]
Story by Lilian Zhu Associate Webmaster Photos by Katelyn Hernandez & Sophie Yeung Staff Photographers Skyrocketing pet adoptions since the beginning of quarantine have brought joy and eased loneliness for many families as the pandemic stretches to one year. For many, coronavirus shutdowns in March contributed to decisions to add a new member to the family […]
Story by Sam Grotenstein & Quinn ManzoOpinion Associate, Staff Writer Illustration by Alicia ZhangStaff Illustrator Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was released in 2019 to immense controversy. Audiences and critics alike felt that this film, the conclusion to the newest Star Wars trilogy, had completely and utterly failed to capture the magic of the […]
The intersectionality of my identities is something that I’ve always struggled with, especially my racial identity as a Black and Mexican person growing up in South Pasadena’s mostly Asian and white environment. My environment has shaped who I am and the way that I view myself. And while it is not my fault that I […]
Story by Zoe Schlaak Associate Sports Editor Photo courtesy of Abigail Silver Contributor The School Board approved the return to campus for SPMS and SPHS students using hybrid learning schedules on Thursday, Apr. 8 and Thursday, Apr. 15, respectively, at a special meeting on Thursday, Mar. 4. SPMS has already created an unapproved hybrid model, but no […]
Story by Georgia Parsons Associate Feature Editor Photo by Abigail Choi Contributor SPHS sophomore Abigail Choi emphasized the importance of social distancing via art, winning an open-call photography contest on Tuesday, Jan. 12 with her piece “Social Distancing,” which was displayed on walls across the country. The competition was sponsored by Unshuttered, a J. Paul Getty […]
Story by Noah Kuhn & Lilian Zhu News Editor & Associate Webmaster Photo by Ella Jayasekera Photography Editor Nearly 150 community members signed onto a public comment advocating for a 120-day, extra $5 an hour essential worker hazard pay in South Pasadena at the City Council meeting on Wednesday, March 3. The leaders of the workers’ rights activism […]
Story by Kahlen MiaoStaff Writer Illustration by Nicholas FormanStaff Illustration When I received my first phone at the beginning of middle school, I was beyond excited. I was enamored by the prospect of an endless internet, however unsurprisingly, I was restricted from one of the most vital forms of modern communication: social media. Parental censorship […]
Story by Katie Hohman Staff Writer Monterey Hills Elementary School (MHS) honored Black history in weekly video assemblies in February dedicated to specific themes, like Black women in science. The series’ first assembly was on Friday, Feb. 5 and taught students about the accomplishments of Dr. Katherine Johnson, a NASA mathematician, and astronaut Mae Jemison. Each […]
