Student Services Technician Katherine Barela retires

Story by Noah Kuhn & Lilian Zhu Staff Writers Photo by Jayden Eden Staff Photographer Student Services Technician Katherine Barela officially retired on Friday, Nov. 15. Barela worked at SPHS for 20 years, acting as a liaison between the administration and students and dealing with topics ranging from discipline to community service. Barela originally joined the Tiger staff […]

Compelling acting and exciting set elements collide in fall production ‘Metamorphoses’

Story by Amber Chen Staff Writer Photos courtesy of Shari CorrelContributor Drama director Nick Hoffa’s goal is to bring an exciting, one of a kind experience to the stage. This year’s play, Metamorphoses, which debuted on Friday, Nov. 15, accomplishes just that, putting a modern spin on classical Greek myths in a manner that is […]

Season preview: girls basketball set to finish near the top of RHL standings

Story by Aanji SinSenior Staff Writer Photo by Sophie YeungContributor The girls basketball team is shooting for greater success after a disappointing loss in the first round of CIF playoffs against Gabrielino last year. For the last few years, the Tigers have been unable to dethrone the La Cañada Spartans. This season projects to bring […]

Dragon Kim Foundation inspires youth action at brainstorming workshop

Story by Haelee Kim Staff Writer iscbrm.org Photo by Oscar Walsh Photo Editor Students brainstormed and exchanged their community project ideas at the Dragon Kim Foundation’s Inspiration Session on Saturday, Nov. 16. The Dragon Kim Foundation enables students to use their passion and talent to organize community-oriented projects, giving teams of students a chance at a $5,000 […]

Julius Murphy: shaping lives with a smile

Story by Cloe MaurerAssociate Feature Editor Photo by Katelyn HernandezStaff Photographers SPHS athletic trainer Julius Murphy is no stranger to the setbacks and challenges of being an athlete. Murphy, recently hired, was a versatile high school athlete — competing in baseball, basketball, football, and track. While playing football, he suffered a debilitating shoulder injury. Due […]

Cross country advances to CIF Finals after shining at Prelims

Story by Amber ChenStaff Writer Photo by Colin GraceContributor The varsity cross country teams competed at the CIF Division IV Southern Section Preliminaries on Saturday, Nov. 16, both qualifying for Finals. Despite many injured and sick runners, the girls team placed sixth and the boys team finished fifth. Sophomore Sydney Morrow led the girls team, […]

Girls volleyball reaches State Regional Finals with victory over Linfield Christian

Story by Zoe SchlaakStaff Writer Photos by Katelyn HernandezStaff Photographer Video by Alex ParraWebmaster & Videographer Girls varsity volleyball conquered the Linfield Christian Lions in the CIF Division III State Regional Semifinals with three sets on Saturday, Nov. 16. South Pas narrowly lost the first two sets, but rattled off three consecutive wins to advance […]

Understand before you speak

Story by Cat FloresOpinion Co-Editor Illustration by Alicia ZhangStaff Illustrator Every discussion I’ve ever had pertaining to race in a South Pasadena classroom has left me feeling uncomfortably shameful. I’m practically always the only Black person in the classroom, and oftentimes I’m also one of the only Latinx people. Being the only person in the room of […]

Girls volleyball defeats Valhalla and advances to State regional semifinals

Story by Audrey ErnstStaff Writer Photos by Sarah LeeStaff Photographer The girls varsity volleyball team continued its CIF Division III State run with a victory over Valhalla in three sets Thursday, Nov. 14. The Tigers will advance to the regional semifinals. South Pas maintained an early lead against the Valhalla Norsemen in the first set. […]

Me + Crepe puts an exciting twist on Chinese street food

Story by Lilian ZhuStaff Writer Photo by Sarah LeeStaff Photographer While dumplings and chow mein have become Chinese cultural food icons throughout the world, jian bings remain one of the culinary gems that is largely unknown outside the country’s borders. Traditionally, jian bings are savory crepes that include green onions, soybean paste, and eggs, and […]

Girls volleyball begins CIF State run with first-round victory over Cleveland

Story by Aanji SinSenior Staff Writer Photo by Sarah LeeStaff Photographer Girls volleyball emerged victorious over the Cleveland Cavaliers in four sets in the first round of the CIF Division III State tournament on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Early on in the first set, the Tigers enjoyed a strong start. Junior Lola Foord displayed an impressive […]

Columbus Day is a distortion of American history

Elementary schools have canonized the mnemonic “In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue,” when discussing early American history. Most students come to adopt this psyche, a curricular choice that solely acknowledges Columbus’ discovery of the Americas and not of the United States’ problematic background of colonization. America has a blatantly Eurocentric focus when dealing with […]

Homecoming 2019 at SPHS

Video by Alexander ParraWebmaster SPHS celebrated Homecoming with the annual assembly and picnic, as well as the final football game of the regular season. California assemblyman Chris Holden made a surprise appearance during the assembly to present a scholastic award to Principal Janet Anderson. Students later flocked to the wide variety of club booths for an […]

Fake representation

Story by Caroline KimbelPrint Managing Editor Illustration by Nicholas FormanStaff Illustrator According to a study done by the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, there has been no change in the amount of LGBTQ+ movie characters cast in Hollywood since 2014. What I find disturbing is that the majority of LGBTQ+ movie characters counted […]

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