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Addison Parenti

Addison Parenti, Feautures Writer

Addison Parenti (11) is a Features Writer for The Perennial. As a third year writer, she loves to explore new topics within the features section and share her work with the Pinewood community. In her free time Addison enjoys playing sports, performing on stage, and reading.

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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...

Pinewood Welcomes Five New Faculty Members

Addison Parenti, Features Writer October 8, 2024

   Every spring, the Pinewood community bids a bittersweet farewell to several of the beloved faculty. This feeling is balanced by the warm welcome of new faculty. This year, Pinewood welcomes five...

Innocent Chemistry Prank Goes Terribly Wrong

Addison Parenti, Staff Writer May 3, 2024

     On Mar. 1, sophomores Esha Joshi and Malaika Boros thought it would be an innocent prank to place small amounts of mercury throughout Upper Campus.    They had learned about the effects...

Addison’s Review of Macbeth

Addison’s Review of Macbeth

Addison Parenti, Staff Writer May 2, 2024

“Ugh, I hate Shakespeare,” my classmates say. “Shakespeare’s so boring.” But, in my humble opinion, that is not the case. Shakespeare is a literary genius, carefully weaving in rhetorical devices,...

"Matilda" Comes to Pinewood

“Matilda” Comes to Pinewood

Addison Parenti, Staff Writer March 27, 2024

   Coming-of-age stories are an essential part of our culture, as many watch movies and tv-shows, read books and listen to music centered around growing up. “Matilda the Musical” is one such example.         Pinewood’s...

Predicting the GRAMMYs: Addison's Take on This Year's Awards

Predicting the GRAMMYs: Addison’s Take on This Year’s Awards

Addison Parenti, Staff Writer February 4, 2024

   Imagine spilling your “GUTS” to the entire world. That is what Olivia Rodrigo and other artists have done this year to earn GRAMMY nominations.    This year’s Record of the Year nominees...

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Seussical in the News-ical

Addison Parenti and Rishi Chen November 16, 2023

  Everyone has grown up with the whimsical wordplay of Doctor Seuss. His work transcends time with a nostalgic and jubilant appeal that attracts all. Now, his readers can expect to be entertained as...

Barbenheimer's Renaissance Era

Barbenheimer’s Renaissance Era

Addison Parenti, Arts & Culture Writer October 18, 2023

   This past summer has been a long time coming and resulted in many having the time of their lives. Highlights included attending Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour, Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour, ​​and...

Featuring Hannah Jones

Author Hannah Jones Talks Book “Hero Green” at Pinewood

Addison Parenti, Arts & Culture Writer May 2, 2023

Writing isn’t an easy journey. It takes years, even decades, to learn and perfect the craft. No one knows this better than former Pinewood English teacher Hannah Jones, who is now the author of children’s...

Mondo, I Am Your Father: Kim Family Welcomes a New Addition

Addison Parenti, Arts & Culture Writer March 28, 2023

Not too long ago in a galaxy not too far away, Baby Yoda was discovered at Pinewood School. Earlier that week, Pinewood physics teacher Yong Kim was spotted watching TikToks that he created of him and...

Waving Through a Window: Dear Evan Hansen’s Message to Society

Waving Through a Window: Dear Evan Hansen’s Message to Society

Addison Parenti, Staff Writer March 1, 2023

It was Dec. 2019 when I went to see acclaimed Broadway musical “Dear Evan Hansen” for the first time. The show, which is based on a book by Steven Levenson, follows high schooler Evan Hansen as he...

Take Note Extended Play Release “Whatever We Feel”

Take Note Extended Play Release “Whatever We Feel”

Addison Parenti, Staff Writer February 1, 2023

Pinewood Take Note, the school’s a cappella group, released its EP “Whatever We Feel” on December 14, 2022. Each year, Pinewood’s Take Note acapella ensemble releases an album showcasing their...

Eighth Grade Play, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical,” Comes to Pinewood

Eighth Grade Play, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical,” Comes to Pinewood

Addison Parenti, Arts & Culture Writer November 9, 2022

The annual eighth grade musical is in the works, and if “nautical nonsense be something you wish,” come watch “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical.” The show is an adaptation of the “SpongeBob...

Meet Katy Wells, Director of Communications

Meet Katy Wells, Director of Communications

Addison Parenti, Arts & Culture Writer October 5, 2022

Since she was hired in 2019, Director of Communications Katy Wells has been an integral part of Pinewood’s online presence. Not only has she worked to revamp the school’s social media and website,...

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