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From Pinewood to West Point: Bill Long Heads to Military Academy

From Pinewood to West Point: Bill Long Heads to Military Academy

Riya Kolappa, Features Writer May 6, 2025

Have you ever thought about what it might be like to leave everything you’ve ever known and fly halfway across the country for military training? Senior Bill Long certainly has. In a couple months, he...

A Fawned Goodbye to the Theater Seniors

A Fawned Goodbye to the Theater Seniors

Addison Parenti, Features Writer May 6, 2025

Dear Seniors,    What a run we’ve had together. From “Mr. Burns” to “Alice by Heart,” it’s been such a pleasure to perform by your side or hang out backstage (I love the tech crew!). Although...

Sonnets and Shakespeare Cakes: Pinewood Celebrates Bard Day

Sonnets and Shakespeare Cakes: Pinewood Celebrates Bard Day

Claire Wu, Features Writer May 6, 2025

Who was the inventor of words like “swindled,” “suave,” “bamboozled,” and “loneliness”? Who lived so mysteriously that his appearance has never been captured in a verifiably accurate portrait?...

JOY BLALOCK at video installation and custom neon at Mint Museum.

Walking Through the Light: Joy Blalock’s Journey of Creating Art

Riya Kolappa, Features Writer March 8, 2025

   The paint brush hits the canvas, and the creative process begins. Every stroke counts toward the final art piece. Similarly, every part of Art Department Head Joy Blalock’s journey has helped her...

Jordans, Kobes, and More:  Braxton Kimura's Sneaker Collection

Jordans, Kobes, and More: Braxton Kimura’s Sneaker Collection

Addison Parenti, Features Writer March 8, 2025

   Some fathers pass down names to their sons. Some children inherit their parents’ businesses. And some sons take on their parents’ passion for collecting shoes. This is the case for junior Braxton...

How Are Books Chosen for the Lit Curriculum?

How Are Books Chosen for the Lit Curriculum?

Claire Wu, Features Writer March 8, 2025

    From renowned American classics like “The Great Gatsby” to the eccentric, contemporary Japanese novel “Convenience Store Woman,” the books read in literature classrooms across our small campus...

From Papasan Chairs to Puzzle Clocks: How Teachers Turn a Space into a Place

From Papasan Chairs to Puzzle Clocks: How Teachers Turn a Space into a Place

Claire Wu, Features Writer February 8, 2025

   If you were to walk into an empty classroom on campus, chances are you’d be able to guess what subjects are taught inside just by looking around the walls. And if that classroom happened to be a...

What Happened to Dance Asks?

What Happened to Dance Asks?

Riya Kolappa, Features Writer February 8, 2025

   There was once a time when dance asks weren’t just posters. They were productions. They were extravagant. They were full of energy. However, in recent years, the amount of dance asks on campus has...

Alex Watanabe Soars Toward Achieving His Eagle Badge

Alex Watanabe Soars Toward Achieving His Eagle Badge

Addison Parenti, Features Writer February 8, 2025

   Behold the Eagle Badge: the highest badge for Boy Scouts that only 4% of members earn, achieved through years of dedication, hard work, and passion. Pinewood’s very own sophomore Alexander Watanabe...

Students Receive Honorable Mentions in NPR Podcast Contest

Students Receive Honorable Mentions in NPR Podcast Contest

Riya Kolappa, Features Writer November 19, 2024

   The power of one’s voice can hold more weight than just the written word alone. This notion is one that writing and social entrepreneurship teacher Michelle Gannon’s students have embodied and...

No HW Days: Students Share Opinions

No HW Days: Students Share Opinions

Claire Wu, Features Writer November 19, 2024

   From canine dietary accidents to household internet malfunctions, students have been coming up with methods to avoid homework for years. So, when Pinewood announces its annual no homework days, the...

Pinewood alum Jon M. Chu directs new Wicked movie

Pinewood alum Jon M. Chu directs new Wicked movie

Addison Parenti, Staff Writer November 11, 2024

   Pinewood’s most famous alumnus and critically-acclaimed film director Jon M. Chu has a new movie coming out on Nov. 22 that’s sure to be a blockbuster: “Wicked - Part 1.” The movie is an...

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