Yearly Archives: 2021
PHOTOS: ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ | SPHS Graduation 2021
On a day with proper early June weather and unshakable drive, South Pasadena High School's Class of 2021 saw the light at the end...
SPHS Drama’s Bold & Unique Film Production of MacBeth
As this unique school year came to a close, with students once again roaming the hallways and various traditions coming back, including an in...
SPHS GRADUATION 2021 | South Pasadena High School
CONGRATULATIONS
SOUTH PASADENA HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS OF 2021
Sydney Abundo
Landon Ackerman
Matthew Adriano
Elias Afzali
Matthew Albert
Zoe Albornoz
Anneliesse Alcalde
Abdel Latif Alkhatib
Olivia Allchin
Katherine Anthony
Janis Appleton
Arianna Arevalo
Kathryn Argue
Kiera Atkinson
Inha Bae
Matthew Baer
Henry Balding
Anya...
Hodis Learning & Music | $10 Sessions Start Now!
Hodis Learning & Music is offering $10 sessions scheduled in the first 7 days of the month! This offer is valid for new clients...
SPMS 8th Grade Promotion 2021 | ‘Rising to the Challenge’
Hundreds were able to gather in attendance for the first time in two years for the 2021 8th Grade Promotion at South Pasadena Middle...
End of Year Letter | SPUSD Superintendent Geoff Yantz
Dear SPUSD Families,
As we wrap up the 2020-2021 school year, we look back on a year of extraordinary changes and uncertainty, but we are...
BLM Spitter Joe Richcreek Convicted | Hate Crime Definition Disputed Over Claims
UPDATED ON JUNE 1 TO INCLUDE STATEMENT FROM DDA, CHERYL GAINES. ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON MAY 28.
Joseph Luis Richcreek, who spat at Black Lives Matter...
LA County Listening Session | Mental Health & Homelessness Response from Law Enforcement
LA COUNTY CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT COMMISSION RELEASE
Residents are invited to a virtual community listening session regarding the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in the City...
Perpetual Education | Now Accepting Applications for Summer Program
By Perpetual Education
Perpetual Education’s “Design for The Web” mentorship program is now accepting applications for the June 7th and August 9th sessions. The program will...
Payke Gymnastics Academy | Sign Up for Summer School Classes!
Boy and girl gymnasts with an interest in this sport can benefit from attending summer camp at Payke Gymnastics Academy in South Pasadena. The...
SPPD Crime Summary | May 2021
(Hundred block given in place of exact address)
The Weekly Crime Summary is a list of reported auto thefts, burglaries, robberies and other activities...
SPHS PTSA | Honorary Service Award Recipients
During this exceptionally challenging school year, our volunteers, teachers, staff, and students stepped up in exceptional ways. Please join us in congratulating all of...
SPHS Principal Announces Retirement | Janet Anderson Reflects on 41 Years
South Pasadena South Pasadena High School Principal Janet Anderson has announced that she will be retiring this upcoming August, 2021.
In a letter written by...
Arts Are Essential | What’s Happening in Arts & Entertainment May 28 – June...
Live performances return to The Music Center for the first time in 14 months! Leading the way for the reopening of the performing arts complex,...
South Pasadena Public Library Announces Annual Summer Reading Program
PRESS RELEASE
The South Pasadena Public Library’s Summer Reading Program - Reading Colors Your World! - will take place Monday, June 1 through Saturday, July...
SPHS | 2021 Expressing Feelings through Art Exhibition and Competition
SPUSD RELEASE
Congratulations to South Pasadena High School's finalists and exhibitors in the juried 2021 "Expressing Feelings Through Art" (EFTA) contest sponsored by Light Bringer...
City Council | Live Public Comment via Zoom
In another slight return to some relative normalcy, the City of South Pasadena began accepting live public comment via Zoom as of the most...
City Budget Outreach Continues | City of South Pasadena
MEDIA RELEASE
The City of South Pasadena conducted an online survey to gather input regarding priorities for the 2021-2022 fiscal year budget. Additional opportunities for...
SPUSD | LED Lighting Project Improves Energy Efficiency and Saves Money
SPUSD RELEASE
Over the past three years, every South Pasadena Unified School has undergone a subtle, yet illuminating, transformation. Thousands of lights at the schools...
Successful Vaccine Drive for SPUSD Students
SPUSD RELEASE
On Saturday, May 22, 2021, South Pasadena Unified School District (SPUSD) in partnership with USC Pharmacy held a COVID-19 vaccination drive for students...
Letter to the Editor | Thank You for Your Book Donations!
Sally Kilby, President for the Board, Friends of the South Pasadena Public Library
The Board of the Friends of the South Pasadena Public Library thanks...
Police Department Investigations | City Says Law Prevents Public Discussion
Outgoing South Pasadena City Manager Sean Joyce on Thursday put the kibosh on public demands that the City Council place on its agenda a...
Departing Interim City Manager Sean Joyce Recognized
Sean Joyce received a one-way ticket back into retirement following a brief goodbye ceremony Wednesday morning in the courtyard at South Pasadena City Hall.
Joyce...
West Side Reservoir Near-Collapse | Replacement to Cost Millions of Dollars
“A ticking time-bomb.”
That’s how South Pasadena City Council Member Evelyn Zneimer described the condition of the city’s 2-million-gallon West Side Reservoir during a city...
Golf Champion Collin Morikawa Defends PGA Title
There was a time not so long ago when those taking in the impressive swing of Collin Morikawa knew major stardom was within his...
2022 Rose Parade | Final South Pasadena Float Design Revealed
In the northern reaches of South Pasadena, only blocks away from a city well known for its world famous New Year’s Day parade and...
Republic of Lucha New Exhibit | ‘Soy Fuego: The Art of Rey Fenix’
PRESS RELEASE
Superstar Mexican Wrestler “Rey Fenix” presents his inaugural art exhibit titled “SOY FUEGO: The Art of Rey Fenix” at the gallery he co-owns...
Op-Ed | Maskless Wonder: The Top Ten Things I’ll Miss About Masking Up
By Elizabeth Cavanaugh
My mask has become my security blanket. Despite the relief and freedom brought by waning Covid-19 cases and less rigid CDC guidelines,...
Arts Are Essential | What’s Happening in Arts & Entertainment May 21 – 28
South Pasadena High School’s drama department will offer a free, fully produced movie version of Shakespeare's “Macbeth”, streaming online on May 22. The extraordinary...
