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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Public Health Connects Businesses to Mobile Vaccination Units
PUBLIC HEALTH MEDIA RELASE
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 16 new deaths and 255 new cases of COVID-19....
THURSDAY | SPARC Presents: An Evening With Artist Fulton Leroy Washington
PRESS RELEASE
Artist Fulton Leroy Washington (aka Mr. Wash)— whose work is currently on display at the Hammer Museum and The Huntington in the multimedia...
CalTrans Properties | Two Councilmembers to Lead New Subcommittee in South Pasadena
South Pasadena City Council Members John Primuth and Michael Cacciotti were named last week to serve on a new Council Subcommittee whose task will...
L.A. County Begins Vaccinating 12 to 15-Year-Olds | Public Health
MEDIA RELEASE
Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released guidance indicating that people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can safely resume...
