Students practice earthquake readiness in statewide Great ShakeOut

Story by Lilian ZhuStaff Writer Photo by Ella JayasekeraStaff Photographer SPHS students filed out onto the Roosevelt Field for the annual Great Shakeout on Thursday, Oct. 17. Schools and businesses across California executed the “drop, cover, and hold” procedure in preparation for a major earthquake.  Administrators played a recording over the P.A. system, alerting classrooms about the […]

Girls golf ends regular season with a loss to Temple City

Story by Lilian ZhuStaff Writer Photo by Oscar WalshPhotography Editor The girls golf team struggled to capture the win against Temple City, narrowly losing its second straight league match, 201-209, on Thursday, Oct. 17. The Tigers finished the Rio Hondo League with a 5-5 record. Despite the loss, sophomore Lauren Calderon boasted a terrific score […]

Girls volleyball completes perfect league season on Senior Night

Story by Audrey ErnstStaff Writer Photos by Sarah LeeStaff Photographer Girls volleyball wrapped its season with a win against Temple City in four sets Wednesday, Oct. 16. After a dominating win against Blair, the Tigers easily maintained their momentum for another win to conclude their season. With this final victory, girls volleyball secured a 10-0 […]

SPMS teacher Todd Brown passes away

Story by Cloe MaurerStaff Writer Photo courtesy of South Pasadena Middle SchoolContributor South Pasadena Middle School teacher, coach, and community member Mr. Todd Brown reportedly passed away the night of Tuesday, Oct. 15, after battling a brain tumor.  Brown taught in South Pasadena for 17 years as a math teacher after graduating from San Diego State University. […]

Boys water polo finishes the first half of league undefeated with victory over Temple City

Story by Cloe MaurerStaff Writer Photo by Katelyn HernandezStaff Photographer Boys water polo defeated the Temple City Rams, 10-5, in a home game on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Led by junior Eddie Lane-Flannigan, the Tiger offense overwhelmed the Rams and bumped up South Pas’ league record to 4-0. Despite Temple City scoring the first goal, the […]

Cross country pushes through fatigue and excels at second RHL meet

Story by Amber ChenStaff Writer Photo by Alex ParraWebmaster & Videographer The SPHS cross country team asserted its dominance at the second Rio Hondo League meet on Tuesday, Oct. 15.  After competing at the Clovis Invitational just three days ago, many runners ran a minute or more slower than usual. Still, the boys finished in […]

Senior Gianna Beasley commits to UC Berkeley to run track

Story by Ellie CampbellStaff Writer Photo courtesy of Gianna BeasleyContributor Senior Gianna Beasley announced her official verbal commitment to run track at UC Berkeley Tuesday, Oct. 8. Beasley will run the 800m and 1500m events while studying psychology. Beasley started her competitive track career in eighth grade at the South Pasadena Middle School. She went […]

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