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The Perennial

The Perennial

Featuring Ayana Jasal, Carolyn Steeg, Seika Oelschig, Sally King, Andrew Wang, Akash Kumar, and Rosalie Wessels

Tech Club Seniors Leave Mark on Pinewood

Andrew Wang, Science and Tech Writer May 2, 2023

With the end of the school year on the horizon, seniors involved in Pinewood’s Tech Club are preparing to hand over the reins to the next generation of coders. As one of Pinewood’s most Solar Panels...

Featuring Ayana Jasal, Seika Oelschig, and Andrew Wang

Pinewood Seniors Pick STEM Majors in College

Lara Parikh, Science and Tech Writer May 2, 2023

Several seniors will be majoring in STEM in college, among them being Rosalie Wessels, Emmett Smith, Akash Kumar, Vincent Chen, Logan Thompson, Seika Oelschig, Sally King,  Ayana Jassal, Andrew Wang,...

Solar Panels Could Come to Upper Campus

Solar Panels Could Come to Upper Campus

Rohan Parasnis, Science and Tech Writer May 2, 2023

To go to battle against a monster of its own creation, mankind has spent the last 50 years desperately searching for a sustainable energy source that can begin to combat the horrible effects of climate...

PWs Choice of iPads over Macbooks

PW’s Choice of iPads over Macbooks

Ian Hsiao, Science and Tech Writer May 2, 2023

With its sleek, smooth screen and picturesque graphics, Pinewood has a good reason to use iPads for classroom instruction. From doing schoolwork to creating a business pitch, the iPad has everything a...

Featuring Kim Hudson.

Mendelian Biology: Bio Students Breed Fruit Flies

Andrew Wang, Science and Tech Writer February 28, 2023

Honors Biology 2 students are currently facing their most challenging task to date: a lab investigating Mendelian genetics, the process of inheritance, where certain traits are passed down from parent...

Featuring Cate Wessels.

Pinewood Earns Award for Female Representation in CS

Ian Hsiao, Science and Tech Writer February 28, 2023

For the 2022 school year, Pinewood received an award from the College Board for 50% or higher female participation in one of two AP computer science courses such as Computer Science Principles. Pinewood...

The Dark Side of Snapchat: How Social Media Worsens Fentanyl Crisis

The Dark Side of Snapchat: How Social Media Worsens Fentanyl Crisis

Lara Parikh, Science and Tech Writer February 28, 2023

Remember when parents used to say, “Never take candy from strangers?” It was used as a warning for children to prevent abductions. Now, instead of abduction, it’s death. Instead of candy, it’s...

Gears, math, test tubes, all the most recognizable parts of STEM.

PW Stem Curriculum Updates

Rohan Parasnis, Science & Tech Writer February 28, 2023

ChatGPT, to many, appears to mark the start of a new age of technology — one that is dominated not by humans, but by artificial intelligence. But in reality, ChatGPT is just one step on a road that mankind...

Drawing of a cancer cell being attacked

Cancer Vaccines and Its Breakthroughs

Andrew Wang, Science and Tech Writer February 1, 2023

Cancer is an omnipresent aspect of our lives that almost every person has encountered directly or indirectly by way of a loved one or acquaintance. The earliest cancer growths in humans have been found...

Robotics team member working on the robot

Robotics Club’s New Robot

Ian Hsiao, Science and Tech Writer February 1, 2023

Each year, the robotics team partakes in a competition where different schools build a robot to complete specific tasks. The Pinewood robotics team will compete on March 17-19 at St. Ignatius College Preparatory...

The Role of Concept Cars

The Role of Concept Cars

Rohan Parasnis, Science & Tech Writer February 1, 2023

You might not know what they are, but chances are you’ve seen them before. Whether they’ve popped up in a YouTube recommendation, or maybe an article on The Futurist, concept cars have rapidly ascended...

PANS: An Autoimmune Disease in Children

PANS: An Autoimmune Disease in Children

Lara Parikh, Science and Tech Writer February 1, 2023

A concealed, corruptive disorder. Just in the United States, 1 in 200 kids are affected by Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS), an auto-immune disorder. Sophomore Avery Wilson is raising...

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