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Pinewood Gives Female Students the Month of March Off

Ian Hsiao, Staff Writer March 27, 2024

March 8, 1917 marked a revolutionary point of success in womens’ rights. However, even in today’s modern world, inequalities between men and women, such as the gender pay gap, still persist. While...

Pinewood Bans Rich Baby Daddy

Pinewood Bans “Rich Baby Daddy”

Derrick Harris, Staff Writer March 27, 2024

Society has come a long way, having experienced eras such as the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Taylor Swift. These polarizing periods in music — Taylor Swift being the most polarizing — have...

Panther Travels During Mid-Winter Recess

Panther Travels During Mid-Winter Recess

Derrick, Harris March 11, 2024

Over the Presidents Week break, Pinewood offered three different trips to Puerto Rico, Hong Kong and Brazil. Junior high students had the opportunity to explore Puerto Rico on a service-learning trip,...

As 2024 Election Unfolds, Panthers Vote for the First Time

As 2024 Election Unfolds, Panthers Vote for the First Time

Ian, Hsiao March 11, 2024

On March 5, Pinewood seniors will be able to vote for the first time: a very exciting but also nerve-racking experience. Many students dream of the moment they can have an influence on their country and...

Juniors in the Pinewood Scholars Program pose for a photo.

Speaker Sessions and Social Entrepreneurship

Arjun, Kelkar March 11, 2024

Pinewood offers a unique set of courses for juniors and seniors dedicated to positively impacting their community. The Pinewood Scholars Program, led by literature and history teacher Michelle Gannon,...

A New Role for Legos

A New Role for Legos

Lucas, Guan March 11, 2024

Though initially marketed as a children’s toy, Legos have transcended the confines of playrooms, finding a prominent place in today’s classrooms. Students can utilize the hands-on activity of building...

From Communist Bulgaria to Pinewood School

From Communist Bulgaria to Pinewood School

Annabelle Eaton, Staff Writer March 11, 2024

The fall of the Berlin Wall was a distant event for many — oceans away on TV screens and newspapers — but, for a high-school-aged Ellie Pojarska, it meant the possibility of an education in the United...

Lemmon reads seniors a picture book at the first day of school assembly, as has been his yearly tradition.

Lemmon Leaves Pinewood

Katie Maier, News Writer February 4, 2024

Head of Upper Campus Gabriel Lemmon will be leaving Pinewood at the end of this school year on June 30. He has served the school for seven years and made many changes to the school community. After working...

Haun and Parenti pose for a photo.

Girls Lead Junior High Flag Football Team

Jolyn Ding and Christina Tanase October 17, 2023

Girls flag football is no longer just a casual sporting event. In fact, in February, the California Interscholastic Federation recognized it as an official high school sport across all schools. With this...

The Future of AI and Learning at Pinewood

The Future of AI and Learning at Pinewood

Ryan Chou and Harry Yang October 17, 2023

   With the development of new artificial intelligence tools that claim to make learning easier, the line that separates academic integrity and cheating is blurring rapidly. To adapt to the current environment...

Alumni-in-Residence

Alumni-in-Residence

Christina Tanase, News Writer May 3, 2023

The “What We Can Do Series for Alumni-In-Residence” is a two-part series hosted by Pinewood’s Alumni Office providing the knowledge and resources graduating seniors need to move seamlessly into the...

The Class of 2023 poses for their goofy class photo at the beginning of the year. Soon they will be celebrating their graduation from Pinewood with a banquet and Disneyland trip.

Class of 2023 Celebrates Graduation with Banquet and Disney Fun

Arjun Kelkar, News Writer May 3, 2023

As the school year draws to a close, graduating seniors have two exciting events to look forward to: the Senior Class Banquet on May 16, their graduation ceremony on May 24, and the Disney Grad Nite from...

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