Photos by Alicia Alderete Staff Photographer After months of anticipation, boba store Teamorrow opened its doors this Monday, March 19. With a pink and blue neon sign that reads “you+me+tea,” it is clear that the specialty cafe was ready for the onslaught of thirsty teens. The contemporary art that decorates the walls, along with the […]
Softball fails to maintain lead against San Marino in league opener
Photos by Richard Gomez Staff Photographer After a series of preseason game cancellations due to weather, softball began league play versus rival San Marino on Monday, March 19. Unfortunately, the squad fell – 9-8 – to the Titans, dropping their league record to 0-1. The Tigers failed to get ahead of the curve with an unproductive […]
Save room for Jesus, please
Illustration by Isabella Frescura Staff Illustrator Picture this: you’re walking down the hall of the 400s building. You’re late to Spanish class. Suddenly, you are bombarded with the animalistic growls that could only possibly come from the mauling of a small animal or the sound of two fish being slapped together. It takes you a […]
Jason Kander’s Majority 54 breaks down the issues for better discussion
Story by Sammy Park Staff Writer Illustration by Isabella Frescura Staff Illustrator A typical Majority 54 podcast episode begins with an upbeat jingle melded together with Former Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander’s voice. The first thing a listener hears is Kander’s introduction: Majority 54 is “a podcast that helps the 54 percent of us […]
Uncovering Asian-American apoliticism
Written by Sammy Park Senior Staff Writer Illustration by Kate Rogers Staff Illustrator Asian-American parents often push their children towards a career in medicine to the point of it being stereotyped. However, the wellbeing of the Asian-American community has, ironically, nothing to do with how many healthcare professionals we can produce: our future success as […]
Boys’ Volleyball dominates La Cañada
Photos by Hana Tyszka The boys’ volleyball team was victorious against La Cañada on Tuesday, April 25, winning 3-0 with narrow margins at home. This victory follows the Tigers’ performance at a neutral tournament in Santa Barbara. Errors plagued the team throughout the lackluster match. South Pas mistakes and mis-hits kicked off the first set […]
Season Preview: Boys’ Tennis
Photo by Stephanie Kim After finishing in second place in Rio Hondo last year, this year’s boys’ varsity tennis team is eagerly awaiting the upcoming season. This season marks the first with newly hired coach, Sean Taroli. The team has had to quickly bounce back from the departure of former coach, Carlos Husche-Favella, after the […]
Academic Decathlon overcomes key absences to place second
By Sammy Park Staff Writer Photo by Kevin Huang Staff Photographer The Academic Decathlon team prevailed to second place at its second scrimmage of the school year last weekend. The smaller-scale competition took place on Saturday, December 10th, at Cleveland High School in Reseda, California. Since the ACT and multiple SAT subject tests occurred on […]
Students unwind with slime at latest Stress Relief Workshop
By Sammy Park Staff Writer Photo by Thomas Forman Assoc. Photography Editor The Peer Mediation group provided free slime outside the Career Counseling Center on November 30th during another weekly Stress Relief Workshop, in an effort to teach students healthy ways to destress. This latest workshop was yet another example of the Mediators’ work to reduce stress […]
LANY exceeds expectations at the Fonda
By Sammy Park Staff Writer Photo by Sammy Park I used sheer will and determination on the first Saturday of Thanksgiving break when I forced myself to go to the Fonda Theater for the LANY concert. I wasn’t expecting much out of their performance, as frontman Paul Klein is a former model and the band […]
Ice Que dessert store announces its closure
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 […]