Yearly Archives: 2021
Scholarship Awards 2021 | Woman’s Club of South Pasadena
PRESS RELEASE
Winners of this year’s scholarships are:
Lindsey Hirano - who will attend New York University and study computer science. While in high school,...
PCC Receives Landmark $30 Million Gift
PRESS RELEASE
Pasadena City College announced Tuesday the receipt of a $30 million donation, the largest single philanthropic gift in its nearly 100-year history.
The landmark...
UPDATE: SPHS Baseball | Tigers Lose to Elsinore in CIF Quarterfinal Action
UPDATE ON Tuesday, 06-15-2021:
In the end, superb play both offensively and defensively, coupled with solid pitching, put South Pasadena High’s baseball team in the...
West Nile Virus Confirmed in Dead Crow | South Pasadena
Monday, June 7, marked the first positive testing of West Nile Virus (WNV) present in Los Angeles County. According to the San Gabriel Valley...
Urge for Everyone to Get Fully Vaccinated Ahead of 4th of July | Public...
MEDIA RELEASE
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 2 new deaths and 135 new cases of COVID-19. The number...
2021 SPHS Athletics Summer Recreation Program
South Pasadena High School is pleased to provide a Summer Recreation Program for all SPHS Students from June 14-July 16, 2021 at no cost...
Heat Warning | South Pasadena Cooling Center Open 6/15 to 06/17
A Cooling Center will be open at the War Memorial Building (435 Fair Oaks Ave. SP, CA 91030) from Tuesday June 15 – Thursday...
Extreme Heat Warning | High Temperatures Forecast for Parts of Los Angeles County
PUBLIC HEALTH MEDIA RELEASE
The Los Angeles County Health Officer has issued an Extreme Heat Warning as high temperatures have been forecast for the following...
South Pasadena Library | Dollar Book Sale and Plant Swap
PRESS RELEASE
Buy used books for a dollar or less and swap a few plants at the Dollar Book Sale and Plant Swap starting at...
Caltrans Properties | City Asks Court to Rescind Prospect Ave Sale
In an escalation of the battle over who should have the right to purchase a 12-unit Caltrans property in South Pasadena, the City has...
Vic Robinette | Celebration of Life Remembers Former City Treasurer
Wearing a hard hat with a giant blowup red stop sign on top, a smiling Vic Robinette once carried a bunch of red, white...
Protect Elders From Abuse | County of Los Angeles
MEDIA RELEASE
Every year, millions of older and dependent adults become victims of abuse, neglect, and exploitation nationally. Parents, grandparents, siblings, friends, neighbors, and other...
SATURDAY | COVID-19 Vaccination Drive at SPMS
South Pasadena Unified School District, in partnership with USC Pharmacy, will be offering a COVID-19 Vaccination Drive this Saturday, June 12, at South Pasadena...
$5,000 Awarded in Scholarships to Three SPHS Grads | Vecinos de South Pasadena
By Vecinos de South Pasadena
Three outstanding 2021 South Pasadena High School graduates have been awarded scholarships totaling $5,000 by the Vecinos de South Pasadena,...
New Chinese Garden’s Art Gallery | Huntington Library Debut
PRESS RELEASE
Postponed for more than a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the highly anticipated opening of the Chinese Garden’s new art gallery is...
Little League Challenger Division | Team Plays Ball Again!
It was a moment Scott Parker won’t soon forget, watching a young member of the team, wearing a facemask, as he sat in a...
Arts Are Essential | Arts & Culture June 11 – 18
Paul Taylor Dance Company returns to The Music Center as part of the performing arts center’s “Dance at Dusk” outdoor performance series. The company’s...
Chamber of Commerce Hosts Al Fresco Day June 19
MEDIA RELEASE
As the country enjoys the return to somewhat normal life post-pandemic, local residents will discover a few new “faces” in South Pasadena’s business...
Special Needs in South Pasadena | Unwavering Care and Concern
As life slowly returns to traditional times with pandemic concerns subsiding, students and clients enrolled at the Institute for the Redesign of Learning (IRL)...
Virtual Town Hall for June 15 Reopening | Public Health
MEDIA RELEASE
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 3 new deaths and 134 new cases of COVID-19. The number...
SPUSD Announces New Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources: Linda Junge
MEDIA RELEASE
South Pasadena Unified School District (SPUSD) has hired Linda Gubler Junge to serve as the new Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources.
“We are very...
PCC to Host Pandemic-Friendly “Car-mmencement”
MEDIA RELEASE
In a decades-old annual tradition, more than 1,000 graduates and their families will drive to Pasadena City College this June to celebrate the...
Op-Ed | Pawn-dering High School
By Louisa Petrillo, SPHS Class of 2021
It’s your opening move. You’re playing white so you have the advantage. Do you start with your pawn?...
Arroyo Vista Elementary | End of Year PTA Letter
AV PTA LETTER
Dear AV Community,
WOW! As I reflect on the past year and all that has transpired in our small school, I can’t help...
Breaking News: FIRE AT NURSING HOME | Prospect Manor on Prospect Ave
A structure fire affecting the Prospect Manor senior assisted living home on Prospect Ave. in South Pasadena occurred at approximately 1:56 p.m., Friday.
https://youtu.be/bJ99hYbe3Uo
Several units...
City Council Hears Pleas to Restore Library Position
A half dozen supporters of the South Pasadena Library implored the City Council Wednesday not to go through with a plan to reject the...
Arroyo Vista Elementary Promotion 2021 | ‘Zooming into Middle School’ for Wildcats
For a second year in a row, Arroyo Vista Elementary School honored their graduating 5th-graders with a lively drive-thru promotion ceremony on Tuesday.
Lining the...
Marengo Elementary Promotion 2021 | Lions ‘Making History’
Lions will become Tiger Cubs in a matter of months, as Marengo Elementary School 5th-graders were honored during an in-person ceremony on Tuesday, June...
Monterey Hills Elementary Promotion 2021 | Roadrunners Take on a New Chapter
A week full of activities and commendations took place for the 5th-grade students at Monterey Hills Elementary School who will be moving on to...
COMPLETED: ‘Old Gym Rehabilitation’ | New Arts Building Unveiled at SPMS
A ribbon cutting commemorating the completion of a major project at South Pasadena Middle School took place on Tuesday, June 1 with SPUSD administration,...
