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Budhani and her brother, Rafay collaborate on a computer science problem during a club meeting.

We Who Code Works Toward Increasing Accessibility in Coding

Davin Ternus, Staff Writer March 8, 2025

   The gender gap in any coding environment is massive, which can make it difficult for some to find their place and thrive within the industry. We Who Code works towards bridging that gap.    Junior...

Junior Riya Kolappa takes a photo of a wild mushroom for the competition

iNaturalist Competition Increases Environmental Awareness

Ryan Chou, Staff Writer March 8, 2025

   You may have noticed students peering under rocks and searching in the trees to take pictures of birds, bugs, plants, and other organisms around Pinewood’s Upper Campus. Every year, the 11th grade...

Opinion: the Integration of AI in the Workforce is Beneficial

Opinion: the Integration of AI in the Workforce is Beneficial

Tiffany Au, Staff Writer March 8, 2025

   The concept of artificial intelligence in the workforce is often framed through a simplistic standpoint of “human versus machine.” However, I believe what many fail to understand is that AI is...

Waymos: Paving the Way for the Future of Autonomous Driving

Waymos: Paving the Way for the Future of Autonomous Driving

Tiffany Au, Staff Writer February 8, 2025

   Waymos: the cars that navigate through city streets 24/7 without ever needing to stop for a lunch break. While humans are prone to distractions, human errors, and road rage, Waymos are constantly...

Bergenstock explains videography to Camilla Shtrom

Pinewood’s Audio/Video Class Learns Editing and Filming Basics

Ryan Chou, Staff Writer February 8, 2025

   Pinewood’s Audio/Video Productions class is a visual arts elective offered to grades 10-12 that teaches students the skills for filming and editing videos. Teacher of the course Rob Bergenstock...

Astronomy Club Touches Down on Campus

Astronomy Club Touches Down on Campus

Tiffany Au, Staff Writer November 19, 2024

Sophomore Sophie Saibi first learned about the James Webb Space Telescope and its remarkable ability to capture stunning images of the universe in seventh grade. From that moment on, she became deeply...

Pinewood Welcomes New Computer Science Teacher Maulshree Goyal

Pinewood Welcomes New Computer Science Teacher Maulshree Goyal

Ryan Chou, Staff Writer November 19, 2024

Changes are underway as high school computer science teacher Maulshree Goyal is settling in at Pinewood. She teaches Fundamentals of Computer Science, Advanced Computer Science, and AP Computer Science,...

Pinewood Revamps Robotics Program for Students

Pinewood Revamps Robotics Program for Students

Davin Ternus, Staff Writer November 19, 2024

Pinewood Robotics has made the transition from a club to a fully funded school program.  This transition has introduced many changes to the program. These changes primarily affect junior high robotics,...

MPox Outbreak: Everything You Need Know

MPox Outbreak: Everything You Need Know

Davin Ternus, Staff Writer October 14, 2024

A mere four years ago, COVID-19 swept through the world, and now, a new virus seems to be taking its place. Monkeypox is causing worry among citizens and scientists alike, leading to the pressing question:...

No More Injections: People With Allergies Can Now Use Nasal Spray

No More Injections: People With Allergies Can Now Use Nasal Spray

Tiffany Au, Staff Writer October 14, 2024

While traveling abroad, junior Lara Parikh accidentally consumed food that had come into contact with nuts, triggering a severe allergic reaction that required the administration of epinephrine, a lifesaving...

Digital vs. Paper Textbooks: Which is Better?

Digital vs. Paper Textbooks: Which is Better?

Ryan Chou, Staff Writer October 14, 2024

With many learning resources now available online, the world is going digital. More classes at Pinewood are now supporting an online version for textbooks. The increasing use of these digital textbooks...

Wessels' Coding Journey

Wessels’ Coding Journey

Kaavya Mehrotra, Staff Writer May 3, 2024

   In a small town in the middle of the Netherlands, a young girl’s fascination with coding jumpstarted a journey in computer science which would follow her throughout her life. From Utrecht, Netherlands...

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