Monthly Archives: June 2018
Weekly WISPAA Newsletter | Week of June 6, 2018
No WISPPA meeting in July or August. Mark your calendars - next meeting Saturday, September 8th (2nd Saturday).
Many thanks to all the WISPPA members who...
GRAD NITE 2018 A Huge Success
On Tuesday June 5, 2018 at approximately 5:50pm, 372 South Pasadena High School seniors moved their grad cap tassels to the left indicating that...
Local Emmy Award Winner Honored
For good reason, it was James Reynolds Day about two weeks ago in Oskaloosa, Kansas.
Reynolds, a veteran actor today, grew up in the small...
South Pasadena High School – All Years Alumni Picnic
South Pasadena High graduates will gather at Garfield Park in the city on Saturday, June 9, for the school’s annual Picnic and Association members...
Webster’s Community Pharmacy Named a California Small Business of The Year
ALTADENA, CA. (June 5, 2018) – Once a struggling business, Webster’s Community Pharmacy has been named the 41st Assembly District’s Small Business of the Year...
GRADUATION: South Pasadena High School Class of 2018
They embraced, shed tears, slapped high fives, and recalled the good times knowing this was the end of four years – four memorable years...
South Pasadena has a Poet Laureate!
South Pasadena has never had one of its own – until now.
Resident Ronald Koertge, as part of a resolution adopted by the South Pasadena...
Man Hospitalized After Car Accident
A driver of a vehicle was transported to Huntington Memorial Hospital on Thursday morning following a three-car accident on Fremont Avenue at Lyndon Street...
California State Library Project Selects Local Library for Training Workshop
Many great stories exist regarding the 710 Extension Freeway Fight and the Library wants to hear them, preserve them, and celebrate them. The South...
Throwback Thursday | Brown Boys Were Local Heroes
Brothers Jason and Owen Brown were veterans of the anti-slavery fight who homesteaded on a hillside plateau near the Arroyo Seco. In 1885, they...
Local Property Sells For $30.7 Million Dollars
A west Hollywood based developer, Genton Cockrum Partners, has sold the office building at 625 Fair Oaks Ave for $30.7 million. The building is...
SPMS 8th Grade Promotion: Hope for the Future
At the start of the school year, Nicholas Philipson had no friends. Zero. As he describes it, the 8th grader was “stranded in a...
Flame of Hope Carried by Police Chief
Waving to curious bystanders and those tooting car horns, members of the South Pasadena Police Officers Association (SPPOA), a local City Council member and...
From Schubert to Schoenfield
Saturday, June 16 at 7:30 p.m., Pasadena Conservatory of Music
Free Admission
WHAT:
Pittance Chamber Music continues its 2017/18 season with its Annual Showcase Concert, From Schubert to...
SPHS Baccalaureate | Mr. Blue Sky
On a day that most certainly reflected ELO’s lyrics “sun is shinin, in the sky, there ain’t a cloud in sight, it’s stopped rainin’...
Oil Lobby Kills Assemblymember Holden’s Public Health Legislation
“Across California, there are thousands of families living nearby cancer causing, smog forming and global warming producing idle or abandoned oils wells,” said Assemblymember...
Council Meeting To Address City Water Response
The June 6 City Council meeting will include a presentation of immediate and long-term responses to the water discoloration that has affected about 100...
Community Letter from Geoff Yantz Superintendent
Dear Parents, Faculty and Staff,
Thinking back to the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year, I recall students and teachers excitedly preparing for and viewing...
Reading Takes You Everywhere
The South Pasadena Public Library 2018 Summer Reading Program, Reading Takes
You Everywhere, officially launches Monday, June 4. Kids of all ages can read for...
City Passport Service Moves to Library
The City’s passport services are now available at the South Pasadena Public Library, 1100 Oxley St., by appointment only. Previously, passport services were offered...
South Pasadena High Student Triple Jumper Competes in State Track and Field Championship
An outstanding performance was turned in by TH Wei last weekend as the South Pasadena High sophomore came away with a 5th place finish...
Palette Salon Studios Ribbon cutting Hosted by South Pasadena Chamber of Commerce
Born and raised in Surabaya, Indonesia, Yuri Sinata has fulfilled a major goal in her life with the opening of Palette Salon Studios at...
Rep. Chu Statement Celebrating Immigrant Heritage Month
Washington, D.C. – Today marks the start of Immigrant Heritage Month, which is celebrated each June to commemorate our diversity as a nation of immigrants....
Keeping You and Your Staff Healthy
Dr. Adrian Pujayana and Dr. Christine Smith of Family Chiropractic Center will be the guest speakers at Shop Talk on Tuesday, June 6, at...
A Very Special Farmers Market
Looking to make changes in you health this summer?
A good place to start will be at this week’s farmers’ market in South Pasadena.
Local vendors...
Femineer Program Engages Participants in Highly Creative STEM Projects
On May 23, 2018, 47 SPHS students attended the Femineer Summit at Cal Poly Pomona, the culmination of a semester of creative robotics and...
Seniors Honored: SPHS Senior Awards 2018
A wide variety of scholarships and awards are presented each year to dozens of deserving South Pasadena High students during the school’s annual Senior...
First Ever TASSEL Benefit A Success
Congresswoman Judy Chu was the featured speaker at the first annual South Pasadena TASSEL benefit that was held at the beautiful Brookside Golf Club...
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Releases Their Own App
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is proud to unveil its new and innovative mobile application. The Department is the largest law enforcement agency...
SPHS Decathletes Bring National Championship Medals Home
Last month, three Academic Decathlon students competed in the United States Academic Decathlon Online National Tournament. Congratulations to Zane Atkinson, Grace Goldman and Ryan...
