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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 and 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...

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...

New COVID Boosters: Pinewood Hopes to Return to a State of Normalcy

New COVID Boosters: Pinewood Hopes to Return to a State of Normalcy

Lara Parikh, Science & Tech Writer November 9, 2022

2020. The golden year, or so people thought. The whole world was struck by a menacing force: COVID-19. People constantly lived in a state of fear and paranoia as they weren’t sure what they had to do...

pictured: Andrew Wang

Honors Biology 2 Introduces New Research Project 

Andrew Wang, Science & Tech Writer November 9, 2022

Science Department Chair Kim Hudson has incorporated an unprecedented research project into the Honors Biology 2 curriculum. This project will double as the students’ second semester final exam, which...

After Delay, NASA’s SLS Is Scheduled For Launch

After Delay, NASA’s SLS Is Scheduled For Launch

Rohan Parasnis, Science & Tech Writer November 9, 2022

After over six years of delays, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) is scheduled to lift off in early November. When it comes to space travel, every measure of caution is a necessity. Whether it is checking...

Photo courtesy of Audio and Video Production Class

Production Class Brings Digital Announcements

Lara Parikh, Science & Tech Writer October 5, 2022

This past year, Pinewood has added a new course to their curriculum: The Audio and Video Production class. Run by teacher Rob Bergenstock, this class has become the studio for the new morning announcements....

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