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The Perennial

The Perennial

The Perennial

Why Having Friends is Overrated

Why Having Friends is Overrated

Esha Joshi, Features Writer March 29, 2023

Humans are social creatures. At least that’s what everyone tells you. But what if they’re wrong? What if “science” has pulled a veil over your eyes about the true nature of human relationships? It...

Featuring Sally King and Samantha Hsiung

Journalism’s Crypto Scheme

Samantha Hsiung, Editor-in-Chief March 29, 2023

Recent rumors have alleged The Purrrennial, Pinewood’s student newspaper, to be an organization that functions solely through unpaid, involuntary child labor used to further Journalism advisor Sam Jezak’s...

Students Crash the Hemm/Jezak Wedding

Students Crash the Hemm/Jezak Wedding

Christina Tanase, News Writer March 29, 2023

Beloved history teacher Sam Jezak and Assistant Head of Upper Campus Haley Hemm recently tied the knot in Santa Cruz, California. Originally planning a small, intimate wedding ceremony in a picturesque...

Arts & Crafts: Four Things to Make Using Those Annoying Turf Balls From the Field

Arts & Crafts: Four Things to Make Using Those Annoying Turf Balls From the Field

Katie Meyer, Arts & Culture Writer March 29, 2023

Pinewood Upper Campus’ fields are infamously home to some of the most annoying creations known to humankind: thousands upon thousands of tiny, green plastic turf balls. For weeks on end, these turf balls...

A Proposed Return to Illiteracy

Karina Aronson, Editor-in-Chief March 29, 2023

Humanity has come a long way since the time when we communicated through grunting and crafted weapons out of sticks that we used to hunt the next day’s lunch. With communication and global interconnectedness...

Featuring Whitney Wood.

P.E. Alters Curriculum to Prepare for Netflix Show

Kathleen Xie, Features Writer March 29, 2023

Picture a room with sleek black marble floors, professional cinema cameras in every corner, suspenseful music playing, and a line of burly Pinewood students flexing their muscles. This is what the Pinewood...

Hamilton: Hamilton in Hamilton

Hamilton: Hamilton in Hamilton

Mailey Wang, Features Writer March 29, 2023

 “Alexander Hamilton. My name is Alexander Hamilton. And there’s a million things I haven’t done.” While there are a million things math teacher Stuart Hamilton hasn’t done, one thing he...

Confirmed: SLC is a Cult

Confirmed: SLC is a Cult

Sally King, Editorial Director March 29, 2023

What originally was a joke is now a full-blown conspiracy theory coming to life. When I joined the Student Leadership Committee (SLC) in my junior year, I thought I was taking the next steps to becoming...

Pinewood Teachers & Disney

Pinewood Teachers & Disney

Aeron Lo, Illustrator March 29, 2023

Protecting the Pojo Perch®

Protecting the Pojo Perch®

Sophia Yao, Opinion Editor March 29, 2023

Pinewood literature teacher Ellie Pojarska has officially copyrighted her iconic Pojo Perch®. The Pojo Perch® is Pojarska’s infamous sitting position on the back of her chair. Since the name was coined...

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Nate’s Predictions for March Madness

Nate Martin March 23, 2023

 I’ve put this pressure on myself to correctly pick the winner of March Madness. It shouldn’t be that hard, right? You have 68 teams to pick from, and realistically, only a fifth have them really...

Since the beginning of the 2022-23 school year, free menstrual products have been available in womens bathrooms.

Going with the Flow: Menstrual Products & Pinewood

Karina Aronson, Editor-in-Chief March 1, 2023

   When senior Rachel Farhoudi got her period for the first time in elementary school, she remembers her lack of access to menstrual products, instead using toilet paper.     “I did not know...

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