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VOLUME 111 ISSUE 3 NOVEMBER 22, 2024
IN THE NEWS
SOUTH PASADENA HIGH SCHOOL 1401 FREMONT AVE, SOUTH PASADENA, CA 91030
SENIOR GRAD PACKAGE
HOLIDAY GIFTING DRIVE
CHOIR CONCERT
The deadline for ordering the graduation package is on Saturday, Nov. 23.
SPHS will hold a holiday gifting drive which will give out holiday gifts on Saturday, Nov. 30.
SPHS and SPMS will host the choir winter concert at the SPMS auditorium on Wednesday, Dec. 4.
FALL PLAY ENCHANTS AUDIENCE
STORY CHRISTIANNE DULEY PHOTO EMIKO ESSMILLER PHS Drama performed A Midsummer Night’s Dream as their annual Fall Play during S the weekends of Nov. 8 and Nov. 15. The play ran for a total of seven shows. Five of them were conducted from 7 p.m.–9:30 p.m., while the remaining two were conducted from 2 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Each show ran for 2 hours and 30 minutes. The play consisted of two acts with a 30-minute intermission in between, allowing guests the chance to get some fresh air and buy concessions. The student cast included 24 actors and eight producers, with each member contributing to the final performance. The cast has been preparing for the play since it was announced on Aug. 20. Preparations included acting, lighting, stage production, sound, and choreography. Each show boasted a full house — all 98 seats sold out on each day. “We put in a lot of work for this,” senior Maggie Vyas, who played the fairy Peaseblossom, said. “The month and a half when we practiced was tiring, but I think everyone performed beautifully.”
In the magical forest nearby, the fairy king, Oberon, sends Puck Goodfellow and Robin Puck to enchant the fairy queen, Titania, to fall in love with an animal. When the four lovers enter the forest, the Pucks mistake them for Oberon’s targets and enchant them to fall in love with each other at random. To create more chaos, the Pucks turn actor Nick Bottom’s head into that of a donkey as he was practicing for his upcoming play at the wedding. After a long night of hectic scrambling and more enchantments, all the affected characters return to normal and fix their relationships with each other. Hermia and Lysander prepare to get married, Demetrius and Helena fall in love, Oberon and Titania reconcile, Nick Bottom and his acting troupe succeed in their performance, and the wedding between Theseus and Hippolyta goes off without a hitch. As the play closes, the Pucks bid farewell to the audience, suggesting that the story was all just a dream. “Everyone worked pretty hard,” Technical Director James Jontz said. “We got a little bit of a late start on it, but eventually we figured it out and we were able to see it through.” Many cast members enjoyed working on A Midsummer Night’s Dream and the Drama program hopes to give more students a chance to shine.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream was a reenactment of a Shakespearean play by the same name. The story revolves around two struggling relationships in the Court of Athens as mischievous forest spirits mess with the Court members.
“I think that the Little Theater is such a sacred space for so many people,” senior Alexandra Gossett, who played the fairy queen Titania, said. “Working with Mr. Hoffa has been so great. It’s been truly fantastic.”
The play opens on the eve of Duke Theseus and Hippolyta’s wedding in Athens. The Duke’s daughter, Hermia, wishes to marry Lysander, but the Duke wants her to marry Demetrius, while Hermia’s friend, Helena, is in love with Demetrius.
SPHS Drama now looks toward the Spring Musical, which will be Spamalot, a medieval comedy. The musical will be performed during the weekend of April 25, 2025. REVIEW OF WOMAN OF THE HOUR MOVIE
WATER POLO WINS CIF CHAMPIONSHIPS
Tiger analyzes the recent implementation of Classwize, a Chromebook monitoring system, and its potential effects on staff and students.
Tiger dives into the empathetic portrayal of the consequences of real-life misogyny through Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut movie titled Woman of the Hour.
Boys’ water polo won the CIF Championship for the first time in the 30 years. A last-second shot from senior Kenta Fernandes won the game — read the full play-by-play here.
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