On April 5, 2024, more than 197 schools from across the country and one school from Canada participated in the 2024 Tiger Invitational held at South Pasadena High School. Student athlet… Read More
This week during lunch on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, SPHS students are experiencing the second annual Career Fair, a special event co-hosted by the SPHS Counseling Department and the… Read More
South Pasadena High School Drama Department has done quite a list of terrific, big and splashy musical theatre comedies for the spring show, usually in contrast to the more thought-provoking… Read More
After a prolific 45+ year acting and producing career, Eileen T’Kaye is on her first Broadway National Tour, as Mrs. Strakosh in Funny Girl, now playing in her hometown of Los Angeles… Read More
Sarah Pantip Wong, a 19-year-old Seattle Pacific University student, was among the four people killed when a tower crane crashed down on Mercer Street in April 2019. (Family photo)In a tr… Read More
The City of South Pasadena is now operating with a structural deficit, re-confirmed by finance reports given at the last City Council meeting by what is now the 7th contracted finance consul… Read More
We meet Ilana Gomez when the doorbell rings at her impossibly chic and grand Pasadena home – it’s the flower delivery man bearing a very large bouquet that, Ilana awkwardly expla… Read More
As middle school students might say… THE FOLLIES TOTALLY SLAYED! The South Pasadena Middle School community came out in force on Saturday March 9th to support this wonderfully silly… Read More
Pasadena Playhouse, the official State Theater of California and recipient of the 2023 Regional Theatre Tony Award, presents the world premiere of Gloria Calderón Kellett’s One… Read More
The California Department of Education (CDE) recently announced that South Pasadena Middle School (SPMS) has been selected for the prestigious 2024 California Distinguished Schools Program… Read More
It’s here again! The 9th Annual SPMS Main Event Poker Tournament and, on behalf of the Boosters and the D.U.D.E.S., we’re hoping that you’ll come back and join us again thi… Read More
High school students as well as their parents and guardians and high school educatorsare invited to register and attend Center Theatre Group’s 2024 College & Career Fair for the Ar… Read More
By Todd Edwards
“It feels good being bad,” is not necessarily a sentence any adult wants to hear from
a 10 year old. However, for Christopher Kerrigen, Director of this year&rsqu… Read More
Vroman’s Bookstore was bustling and busy on Sunday January 28, as I arrived for a local authors event. Perhaps that is typical for a Sunday at Vroman’s but perhaps it had a littl… Read More
“Both And (A Play About Laughing While Black)” had its World Premiere at Boston Court Theatre in Pasadena in May of 2022. It was the culmination of a fulfilling artistic process… Read More
At a recent recital held at the beautiful concert space at Boston Court Pasadena, students of South Pasadena Arts & Music Academy could be heard playing everything from Mozart and Bach t… Read More
Broadway in Hollywood, Sadler’s Wells, and Universal Music UK are pleased to announce that the Hollywood Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles will host the U.S. Premiere performances of MES… Read More
SOUTH PASADENA, Calif. (January 8, 2024) – Registration to enroll children in South Pasadena elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year will begin on January 10, 2024. Parents/gu… Read More
Two of America’s favorite actors – Hal Linden and Sally Struthers – star in the world premiere of a new play – “The Journal of Adam and Eve” by Ed. Weinbe… Read More
Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy went 17 of 27 for 221 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions to lead the Wolverines to a 27-20 victory Monday night on New Year’s Day over the… Read More
Media Release from SPUSD
SOUTH PASADENA, Calif. (December 19, 2023) – In the past decade, research has shown that learning a second language at a young age increases cognitive flexibil… Read More
Michael Jackson fans rejoice and gather – there is a show in town that you simply can’t miss – the national tour of the Broadway show MJ The Musical, playing the Pantages t… Read More
The Tiger Run, along with the weekly Tiger Bingo, are the South Pasadena High School Booster Club’s primary fundraisers that support over 40 clubs, teams, and organizations at South Pa… Read More
With less than a month to go, workers know that familiar feeling of pressure when the workload is the heaviest and stress levels tend to rise as time is running short to complete South Pasad… Read More
Golden China Restaurant at 1115 Fair Oaks Avenue in South Pasadena has been a local go-to for fantastic Chinese food for over 40 years. This place isn’t just about a quick delicious di… Read More
Dear SPUSD Community,
As we enter this season of Thanksgiving, I am filled with gratitude for the unwavering dedication of our teachers, staff, school administrators, school board and parent… Read More
East West Players (EWP), one of the nation’s oldest theaters of color and the largest producer of Asian American theatrical works announces the extension of the Tony Award winning best… Read More
South Pasadena High School (SPHS) Varsity Virtual Enterprise students worked at Arroyo Vista (AV) Elementary School on October 26, 2023, to educate and mentor AV students about entrepreneurs… Read More
First and foremost, DON’T TELL THE SECRET! The South Pasadena High School Drama Club’s fall play, Steven Gregg’s TRAP, promises to be a twisty ride with reveals and apparen… Read More
An elaborate ceremony, during which the Royal Homecoming court for South Pasadena High School and the 2023 Royal Tiger was announced, was held at halftime of the football game versus L… Read More
Nestled beneath the Hugo Patterson Gym on the Pasadena City College campus, lies the equipment room.
Huddled in between a workout room and the athletic training department, two equipment man… Read More
A familiar face at the SPHS snack bar during football games is none other than Mayor Jonathan Primuth. He joins numerous parents and volunteers to serve refreshments and food at the stadium… Read More
USC Trojan Affiliates, a philanthropic and social women’s group, of the University of Southern California invites alumni, parents, and friends to attend their upcoming meeting on Thurs… Read More
Of all the theatre companies who made pledges to diversify what is presented on their stages in the wake of the racial reckoning of 2020, A Noise Within has done the best job of actually amp… Read More
Electricity was in the air on opening night of “Our Dear Dead Drug Lord” at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday. This Center Theatre Group collaboration with IAMA T… Read More
On Thursday, August 10, 2023, California Assemblymember Mike Fong presented the inaugural Outstanding Educator Awards to 17 local teachers including two from South Pasadena Unified School Di… Read More
Our readers will remember the sudden passing last spring of Young Stars Theatre co-founder, Jack Bennett, during his run as Harold Hill in YST’s “Music Man”. Known in town… Read More
South Pasadena Unified School District (SPUSD) has hired Noelle Fong to serve as the new principal of Marengo Elementary School.
Fong has served in public education since 2006. She brings 17… Read More
On Saturday, May 13, 2023, the La Cañada Spartans hosted their annual Aleph Mathematics Competition. The Tiger Cubs of South Pasadena Middle School (SPMS) topped 29 teams from seven o… Read More
“It’s an extraordinary moment. It’s incredibly meaningful because of the ups and downs of this theater for so many years and so many people in this community rooting for it… Read More
“On This Side of the World transcends any one race and speaks to every immigrant story and to those who feel “othered” in our society. It’s a celebration of the human… Read More