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Students playing instruments

SPHS Band

photo credit: E. Essmiller from Tiger Newspaper

students buying food

Multicultural Club Fair

photo credit: E. Essmiller from Tiger Newspaper

football and pep singing the Alma Mater

"All hail, South Pasadena" 

photo credit: M. Madrigal from Tiger Newspaper

students shot from above at winter choir concert

2024 Winter Choir Concert

photo credit: M. Shropshire from Tiger Newspaper

students on stage performing

Freaky Friday! the Musical

photo credit: R. Choi from Tiger Newspaper

girls playing volleyball in the gym

Girls Volleyball

photo credit: Z. Chen from Tiger Newspaper

pep squad in gym

Farewell Assembly

photo credit: E. Essmiller from Tiger Newspaper

community members running

Annual Tiger Run 

photo credit: E. Essmiller from Tiger Newspaper

track girl jumping

photo credit: Pasadena Star Newspaper

boy sliding into a base

Baseball

photo credit: S. Shiroishi from Tiger Newspaper

students and teacher working on anatomage table

Anotomage Table in our Anatomy Lab

students playing instruments

2025 Talent Show

photo credit: Z. Chen from Tiger Newspaper

students dancing on stage

Winter Dance Showcase

photo credit: Z. Chen from Tiger Newspaper

students in orange cowboy hats

Color Day 2023

photo credit: E. Essmiller from Tiger Newspaper

students cheering at a football game

Tiger Spirit

photo credit: R. Choi from Tiger Newspaper

students playing musical instruments

Color Day 2023

photo credit: E. Essmiller from Tiger Newspaper

students singing during the musical on stage

"Bright Star"

photo credit: E. Essmiller from Tiger Newspaper

students on stage

2023 Fall Play

photo credit: R. Choi from Tiger Newspaper

students with gold medals

Skills USA State Champion Team

students posing with artwork

SPHS PTSA 2024 Reflections art exhibition at SPARC Gallery

students being honored for their art

Seniors Sophia Atencio and Heejoon Lee being honored for the 2024 Congressional Art Awards

students promoting clubs

2023-24 Club Rush

photo credit: E. Essmiller from Tiger Newspaper

students holding crops by the garden

Student Volunteers tending to the school garden 

students in NYC

CA State Virtual Enterprise Champions at Nationals

students on stage

SAC Assembly 

photo credit: E. Essmiller from Tiger Newspaper

speech and debate team

Speech and Debate

photo credit: R. Choi from Tiger Newspaper

girl hitting tennis ball with racquet

Girls Tennis

photo credit: E. Essmiller from Tiger Newspaper

kids and pep together on field

Community Spirit Night

photo credit: S. Shiroishi from Tiger Newspaper

girls playing volleyball in the gym

Girls Volleyball

photo credit: Z. Chen from Tiger Newspaper

homecoming court on the football field

Homecoming Most Royal Tiger Court

photo credit: M. Madrigal from Tiger Newspaper

girls on stage in play

Swimming Upstream Play

photo credit: E. Essmiller from Tiger Newspaper

students working in engineering

Engineering Flex Lab

photo credit: Pat Barr

fireworks with pep and football player

Tiger Football

photo credit: E. Essmiller from Tiger Newspaper

teacher of the year picture

2024 SPUSD Teacher of the Year, Oliver Valcorza

Front of SPHS
boys jumping for the volleyball

Boys Volleyball

photo credit: R. Choi from Tiger Newspaper

young girls cheering in gym

Community Pep Night

photo credit: Z. Chen from Tiger Newspaper

boys waterpolo players in pool

Boys Waterpolo - Regional Finals

photo credit: M. Madrigal from Tiger Newspaper

swim team lined up on springboards

Swim

photo credit: E. Essmiller from Tiger Newspaper

football players on the field

Tiger Football

photo credit: S. Shiroishi from Tiger Newspaper

students on stage playing instruments

2025 Talent Show

photo credit: E. Essmiller from Tiger Newspaper

girls on football field

Powerpuff Game

photo credit: E. Essmiller from Tiger Newspaper

girls dancing on stage

Spring Dance Performance

photo credit: E. Essmiller from Tiger Newspaper

ballerinas on stage

Winter Dance Showcase

photo credit: Z. Chen from Tiger Newspaper

girls on the football field smiling

2025 PowerPuff Game

photo credit: E. Essmiller from Tiger Newspaper

girls with medals

Girls Varsity Swim

students selling food at a picnic

Homecoming Picnic

photo credit: E. Essmiller from Tiger Newspaper

students in the gym with balloons falling

Farewell c/o 2024!

photo credit: Z. Chen from Tiger Newspaper

boys running for track

Track and Field

photo credit: R. Choi from Tiger Newspaper

female basketball players on the court

Girls Basketball

photo credit: E. Essmiller from Tiger Newspaper

students playing soccer

Girls Varsity Soccer

photo credit: E. Essmiller from Tiger Newspaper

students in gym with flags

Winter Guard

photo credit: E. Essmiller from Tiger Newspaper

girls playing waterpolo in the pool

Girls Varsity Waterpolo

photo credit: M. Shropshire from Tiger Newspaper

marching band on the field

SPHS Marching Band

photo credit: E. Essmiller from Tiger Newspaper

Boys Basketball

photo credit: R. Choi from Tiger Newspaper

female students on football field

2024 Powerpuff Game

photo credit: E. Essmiller from Tiger Newspaper

students and teachers dancing in the gym

Color Day 2023 Teacher Dance

photo credit: E. Essmiller from Tiger Newspaper

runners

Cross Country

photo credit: S. Shiroishi from Tiger Newspaper

administrators in color day costume

SPHS Admin Showing School Spirit for Color Day

photo credit: M. Shropshire from Tiger Newspaper

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