PHOTO: CB Richards | The South Pasadenan | Rob Nelson was honored this week, as his number 6 was unveiled in centerfield at South Pasadena High’s baseball field. Nelson was a three-year starter at first base for South Pasadena High from 1980-82 who later went on to play major League Baseball. He was joined by family, friends and players from both South Pasadena and Temple City High, where he serves as the team’s head coach.
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Former SPHS Baseball Player Recognized

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PHOTO: provided by SPMS PTSA | The South Pasadenan | Parents and staff perform on the SPMS stage for THE FOLLIES.
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THE FOLLIES Slay at South Pasadena Middle School

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PHOTO: provided by Chris Herrin | The South Pasadenan | From left to right: Emilio Lois, Paige Tang, and Sam Whitman display their 2024 Speech and Debate awards.
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SPHS Speech and Debate Team Members Qualify for State Competition

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PHOTO: provided by South Pasadena Unified School District | The South Pasadenan | The SPHS Peer Mediators hosted a pom pom making craft during lunch at the high school.
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SPHS Peer Mediators Share Student Self-Care Reminders

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PHOTO: provided by South Pasadena High School | The South Pasadenan | From left: Doreen Hu, Kayla Johnson, Isha Zafra, and Ryan Wong make up the Virtual Enterprise Branding team for Wags that won first place in California.
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SPHS Varsity Virtual Enterprise Branding Team Takes First Place in California

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PHOTO: David Lee | The South Pasadenan | Members of the SPHS Science Olympiad teams competed at Rio Hondo College last weekend.
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SPHS Science Olympiad Teams Headed to State Competition

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South Pasadena Middle School Earns California Distinguished School Honor

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PHOTO: Henk Friezer | The South Pasadenan | Players getting into the action at the 2024 SPHS PowerPuff game that pits juniors against seniors.
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SPHS PowerPuff 2024 at Roosevelt Field – Who Prevailed?

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PHOTO: provided by South Pasadena Unified School District | The South Pasadenan | Rachel Fox (middle left) and South Pasadena Unified School District representatives celebrated Fox receiving the Golden Apple Award for Volunteerism.
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SPUSD Recognizes Rachel Fox with Golden Apple Award

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PHOTO: Megan Gardner | The South Pasadenan | SPMS students interact with The Immortals lion dance team to celebrate Lunar New Year.
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SPMS Students Celebrate Lunar New Year

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PHOTO: Erin Kanner | The South Pasadenan | SPHS students study Fauve artists at the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, Calif.
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Learning Comes Alive for SPHS Students

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9th Annual SPMS Main Event Poker Tournament

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PHOTO: provided by South Pasadena Unified School District | The South Pasadenan | SPHS Peer Mediators participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the renovated SPHS Wellness Center.
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SPHS Students Find Warmth and Calm in Renovated Wellness Center

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PHOTO: CB Richards | The South Pasadenan | After a standout season, South Pasadena High’s girls basketball team was eliminated from the CIF-SS 2AA quarterfinals following a 49-45 playoff loss to Mark Keppel of Alhambra.
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Tigers Girls Basketball Ends Outstanding Season

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PHOTO: Amanda Delgado | South Pasadenan | Following a 48-31 win over Flintridge Prep last Saturday night, South Pasadena High now moves on to the quarterfinals in the CIF-Southern Section Division 2AA basketball playoffs to face Mark Keppel on Wednesday.
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Tigers March on in CIF-SS Girls Basketball Playoffs

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PHOTO: CB Richards | The South Pasadenan | 2024 South Pasadena High School boys varsity basketball in CIF action.
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Standout Season Ends for South Pasadena High’s Boys’ Basketball

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PHOTO: SPHS Boys Basketball | The South Pasadenan | South Pasadena High School Boys Varsity Basketball
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SPHS Off to Solid Start in Boys CIF Basketball Action

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PHOTO: Henk Friezer | The South Pasadenan | Senior Sawyer Fox heads down the pitch. South Pasadena High fell to Chaminade 2-1 in a CIF Division 3 wildcard double overtime loss at home on Tuesday.
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SPHS Soccer | Season Ends for SPHS Boys Soccer Team

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PHOTO: SPHS Water Polo | The South Pasadenan | South Pasadena High lost 7-6 in triple overtime on Tuesday to Etiwanda in a first round CIF-SS Division 4 girls’ water polo contest at home.
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SPHS Water Polo | Difficult Defeat for Girls’ Water Polo

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PHOTO: mtb.fastpitch.photography | The South Pasadenan | The CIF-Southern Section playoffs start this week and South Pasadena High will host four games, including boys’ soccer, girls’ water polo and both boys’ and girls’ basketball.
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SPHS Hosts Four CIF-SS Playoffs Contests This Week

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PHOTO: provided by SPUSD | The South Pasadenan | SPHS Advanced Sports Medicine students treat and stretch student athletes and staff during the inaugural Athlete Recovery Day.
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SPHS Athlete Recovery Day Offers Care for Students and Staff

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PHOTO: provided by Marengo Elementary School | The South Pasadenan | Marengo Elementary students add their acts of kindness to the school’s kindness tree in the main office.
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SPUSD Elementary Students Celebrate Kindness

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Fifth-Graders Ready to Descend Upon South Pasadena High School Stage

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PHOTO: South Pasadena Unified School District | The South Pasadenan | Various student groups, administrators, and counselors from SPHS visited SPMS to share information about high school clubs and classes with 8th graders.
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SPHS Roadshow Delights Middle School Students

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PHOTO: Henk Friezer | The South Pasadenan | Tigers vs. Titans January 2024
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Titans Topple Tigers | Girls Soccer

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PHOTO: Saalika Khan | The South Pasadenan | SPAMA students Lindsay Zhu and Marcus Neely play at Boston Court Pasadena.
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South Pasadena Arts & Music Academy | $10 Lesson Event and...

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Winter Formal | SPHS Masquerade Ball set for February 3

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School Registration Begins This Week | South Pasadena Unified School District

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PHOTO: Denise Tanaka | The South Pasadenan | SPMS students gather around a newly completed banner on the middle school Arts Building.
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Colorful Student-Created Banner Livens Exterior of SPMS Arts Building

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PHOTO: Henk Friezer | The South Pasadenan | SPHS Boys Basketball plays at the So Cal Christmas Classic.
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SPHS Basketball Holiday Tournament

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