Stellan Pearson
Leaving so soon?
A senior goodbye
Progress brings with it nostalgia. With PHS’ current field season ongoing in which the Turkey Tussle looms familiarly, and with the Homecoming Dance to celebrate: we experience pep rallies, spirit days, activities in our lively quads, and the energetic heights of this time in our football games. . A...
History of our Mascot
Heard all through football games, pictured over our auditorium, and representing our school's pride and strength is our mascot: the bulldog. Our school’s symbol is inescapable, both in spirit and in physical presence; but how did it come to be the icon of our school? In 1911, a citrus orchard and an...
Do AP Teachers like AP?
AP testing often looms over the heads of students and teachers alike. Teachers have to educate students on fixed material year after year. Students have to resurface their knowledge on a year’s worth of material for a single test. Many views on AP testing vary; which is expected of a standardized ed...
Performing Arts Article
Pasadena High School is home to not only a wide variety of performing arts, but has done and continues to showcase these performers in a wide variety of places to a number of people. On one hand, we have both the PHS marching band and jazz ensemble, along with the strings orchestra and symphonic or...
Orchesis vs Cheer article
Here at Pasadena High School, we have both Orchesis and Cheer. If you don’t already know, orchesis is focused around music and acts as a dance team. This contrasts cheer which acts as an organized form of support around athletic events (bringing together chanting and stunt work in simple terms). The...
Band Kids vs. Orch Dorks: Who is better?
Just like a song, the debate of whether orchestra or band is superior has many layers to it, with each opinion branching off into its own melody of sorts. Both the band and orchestra programs at PHS are made up of students who are passionate about music, and many are certain that their instrument, ...