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English teacher Michelle Gannon nominated Naomi Borau for the podcast contest. Naomi's grandma found the podcast deeply meaningful.
Naomi Honors Polish Heritage With Award-Winning Podcast
Arya Agarwal, Staff Writer • October 28, 2025

   Eighth grader Naomi Borau received an Honorable Mention award in September in the National Public Radio Contest for her podcast “From...

New JH Pickup Eases Parking Lot Congestion
New JH Pickup Eases Parking Lot Congestion
Sam Friedland, Staff Writer • October 28, 2025

   To combat parking lot congestion, Pinewood has instituted a new afternoon pick-up procedure for junior high students. The updated process...

From Princeton to Pinewood: Gannon's Life Mapped
From Princeton to Pinewood: Gannon’s Life Mapped
Aretha Liu, Staff Writer • October 28, 2025

   Some know Michelle Gannon as an engaging English teacher; others recognize her as the face of the Pinewood Scholars Program. Regardless,...

Pinewood Volleyball, You Are the Love of My Life
Pinewood Volleyball, You Are the Love of My Life
Mailey Wang, Editor-in-Chief • October 28, 2025

   Pass, set, hit. Boom. A sequence ingrained in my blood. The Panther Pit erupts in cheer, and our team jumps with joy. The game goes on,...

What Mark Gardner Means to Pinewood
What Mark Gardner Means to Pinewood
Kim Wetzel, Advisor • October 28, 2025

   Their stories were engaging, moving, sad, and downright lovely.    One woman who graduated from Pinewood years ago tearfully recalled...

Chocolate Boxes: A Sweet Metaphor For Life
Chocolate Boxes: A Sweet Metaphor For Life
Esha Joshi September 30, 2025

   “Life is like a box of chocolates.”     If you’re cultured, like me, you heard this phrase for the first time in “Barbie...

Why We Should Shut Up Sometimes
Why We Should Shut Up Sometimes
Derrick Harris, Staff Writer • October 28, 2025

   Let’s bring back being quiet.    I get extremely extremely triggered whenever I hear the questions “how is your day going on...

Laufey’s Twin Deserves More Recognition
Laufey’s Twin Deserves More Recognition
Yichen Wang, Staff Writer • October 28, 2025

   In Laufey’s delicate, melancholic ballads, you’ll often hear an expressive violin accompanying in the background. That’s Junia Jónsdóttir...

Money Really Does Buy Happiness
Money Really Does Buy Happiness
Diana Natsev, Staff Writer • October 28, 2025

   While the adage that money can’t buy happiness is popular, a closer look at the benefits of wealth suggests a more nuanced reality. While...

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Archives
From All Hallows Eve to Halloween: The Evolution of a Haunting Holiday
Beckett Eaton, Staff Writer • October 28, 2025

   The wind wails through the shadows as corn fields go quiet. Nearby, a blazing bonfire crackles as faint cloaked figures rise up to the light...

Kayden started playing bridge when he was eight.
The Bridge Brothers Bring Home Silver Medal From Competition In Italy
Arudran Prabhakaran, Staff Writer • October 28, 2025

   Ace, poker, bluff, and more. A simple, standard deck of 52 cards has the power to unfold into many unique, appealing games of all kinds....

Illustration by Rekha Seiber
A New Era of Movie-Viewing: How Streaming Killed Movie Theaters
Davin Ternus, Staff Writer • October 28, 2025

   Since COVID-19 struck the world, the United States has lost thousands of cinemas. With this dramatic decrease, the film industry has shifted...

Illustration by Daria Supikova and Elizabeth Liang
The Consequences of Beauty Standards and Consumerism
Ella Kim, Staff Writer • October 28, 2025

   According to the National Institute of Health, up to 95 percent of youth ages 13–17 use a social media platform, with more than a third...

Junior High Takes on Science Olympiad
Marie Redondo, Staff Writer • October 28, 2025

   For the first time in Pinewood history, junior high has launched a Science Olympiad team, which is set to compete in March. The team is...

Pinewood’s robotics team wins finalist award at CalGames
Pinewood’s Robotics Team Places Second at CalGames Tournament
Ryan Chou, Staff Writer • October 28, 2025

   Pinewood’s robotics team PWRUP 4765 reached an unprecedented accomplishment at this month’s CalGames competition by reaching the finals...

From Field to Finish Line: Football & X&C Seasons End
From Field to Finish Line: Football & X&C Seasons End
Harry Yang, Staff Writer • October 28, 2025

   As both the boys football and cross-country seasons come to a close, each team finishes having overcome adversities and challenges.   ...

Girls Fall Sports Seasons Come to a Close
Girls Fall Sports Seasons Come to a Close
Christiana Chou, Staff Writer • October 28, 2025

   Beyond the victories and lessons learned, Pinewood athletes have built strong bonds and unity with each other throughout this fall sports...

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