For senior Mia Randall, instead of winding down at home after school, her afternoons are spent at the barn, guiding horses through jumps and different courses.    Her mother, who also grew up riding...

   You’re a second-semester high school senior. You’re nearing the end of your four-year-long, tedious, treacherous high school journey. After those nights of staying up, writing in micrometers on...

   Some know Michelle Gannon as an engaging English teacher; others recognize her as the face of the Pinewood Scholars Program. Regardless, Gannon’s path from a childhood in New Jersey to attending...

   The Student Achievement Center, also known as the SAC, is a quiet space on campus to sit down, plug in your earphones, and focus on finishing assignments or studying for your next test.    This...

   Brainrot-24 has been reported at Pinewood, marking the debilitating disease’s introduction to the Bay Area.    You may have heard of the brain-eating amoeba that lives in stillwater; well, I...

We all know Moana as the adventurous teenage girl who sails across the ocean with demigod Maui on a daring journey to save her island. However, how many of us have heard of the lesser-known Moana 2? Aside...

Best of Epicurean   No. 1 - Organic Penne Pasta with Chicken Pesto Alfredo    There is nothing better than a warm serving of chicken alfredo pasta with pesto. Now I may just be a pasta...

   Public displays of affection (PDA) have become the modern-day equivalent of the car alarm that goes off in the middle of your test: distracting, annoying, and frankly, always dragging on.    We...

   Whenever I tell people that I’m a junior, the typical response I get is something along the lines of, “Oh, junior year? Good luck, that’s a hard one!” And every time I hear that, I get visions...

   Driven by a childhood love for the sea and a desire to protect our oceans, Pinewood senior Makena Matula is making waves in marine biology and plans on continuing their passion in college at the...

Dear Students,    Enough is enough. Since the day we arrived on shelves, we have suffered abuse at your hands. You students who relentlessly torture us, the world’s best pencil: the Ticonderoga...

Twelve-point font textbooks, late-night study sessions and caffeine-fueled essays: all things students are all too familiar with. But here at Pinewood, several teachers are experiencing the same thing...

   Tabula Rasa, Pinewood’s student-led literary arts magazine, recently received the rank of REALM First Class by the National Council of Teachers of English.     The REALM program recognizes excellence...

   “Oh, you row? You must have really strong arms!” This is a statement every rower has heard at least five times in their rowing career.     Contrary to popular belief, rowing utilizes your...

   French teacher Stephanie Gervais, who joined the Pinewood community this year, can often be seen with a smile on her face while teaching her students the basics of conjugating French verbs.    Born...

  Known and beloved by all, Pinewood’s renowned Perry the Panther can typically be seen on the sidelines during school assemblies. Whether it be dancing, cheering, or posing with fans, Perry...

Though Pinewood art teacher Sasha Vu is beloved by her students and the Pinewood community, she does more than just teach art. In addition to having attended an arts high school and college, she makes...

Wielding a paintbrush in her hand, senior Skylar Chui is often seen in the Pinewood art room depicting intricate pieces that most hands can only dream of doing. But it has not always been easy for Chui...

You find yourself face to face with a piece of modern art. Shapes and popping colors in all the wrong places. A squiggly black line running through the middle of a painting. Random red rectangles under...